What are the advantages of a WTE facility over landfills?
They can reclaim land by eliminating or minimizing landfills. Compared to landfills a plasma gasification WTE facility has a smaller greenhouse gas footprint and harmful air emissions are virtually eliminated. The eliminate the release of methane that would otherwise be emitted when trash decomposes in landfills. According to Environmental Canada, methane is estimated to have a global warming effect 23 times greater than carbon dioxide.
