The document discusses integrated waste management systems and their role in addressing the growing global waste problem. It notes that currently 70% of municipal solid waste goes to landfills, but that waste-to-energy technologies can divert this waste to generate renewable energy instead. Integrated waste management systems that utilize waste separation and waste-to-energy technologies like plasma gasification can significantly reduce environmental impacts from waste by eliminating landfill gas emissions, producing renewable energy, and generating reusable materials. Such systems provide an opportunity for climate change mitigation, renewable energy production, and economic development.

1. Eco-Systems Goods and Services
Provisioning and Cultural and the Role of Integrated
Waste Management
Gord Helm, MPA, PMP, ISWMSM
Chief Technical Officer
Fourth State Energy

2. Global Cost of Waste
World Bank projects 70% global increase in urban
solid waste – with developing countries facing the
greatest challenge.
Projected 1.3 billion T/yr. to 2.2 billion T/yr. by 2025
Projected cost $205 billion to $375 billion.
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2012/06/06/
report-shows-alarming-rise-in-amount-costs-of-garbage
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3. Global Waste Reality
70% of municipal solid waste (MSW) goes
to landfills to decay into leachate and
GHGs.
2.1 billion tonnes of MSW = ~24.5
quadrillion Btu of heat/energy
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2012/06/06/
report-shows-alarming-rise-in-amount-costs-of-garbage
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4. The Economic Costs of Landfilling
 European Economic Community (EEC) study found that:
 If all MSW diverted FM landfill 2011 to WtE facilities:
 Generate electricity to supply ~ 13.8 million households, or 12
percent of the entire United States.
 If non-recycled plastics in MSW were converted in existing
plastics-to-oil technologies into fuel oil:
 Produce 135 million barrels of oil per year – or 5.7 billion gallons
of gasoline, enough to fuel 8.9 million cars.
 If converted non-recycled waste diverted to alternative energy
instead of landfilling:
 Preserve > 6,000 acres of open space every year that would
otherwise be used to store garbage.
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5. Europe Ahead of the Game
According to the Confederation of European
Waste-to-Energy Plants (CEWEP):
“Europe currently treats 50 million tonnes of
waste at waste-to-energy plants each year,
generating an amount of energy that can
supply electricity for 27 million people or heat
for 13 million people.”
Salman Zafar, Renewable Energy Expert.
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6. Where are we headed?
"Ten years from now the world’s rapidly
increasing urban population will generate
nearly 3 billion tons of MSW per year,
representing an estimated 240GW of
untapped energy potential."
Senior Research Analyst Mackinnon
Lawrence.
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7. WTE Growth & Opportunity
According to Pike Research:
WtE systems will treat 261M Tonnes waste by 2022
~ Output of 283 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity
and heat generation (up from 221 TWh in 2010.)
A more optimistic scenario, WTE potentially treat
396 million tons of MSW/yr. equals 429 TWh power.
https://www.navigantresearch.com/newsroom/global-
waste-to-energy-market-to-reach-29-2-billion-by-2022
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8. Plasma Gasification Opportunity
According to the Georgia Institute of
Technology:
“Plasma gasification can create more
renewable energy than the projected energy
from solar, wind, landfill gas, and geothermal
energies combined.”
WWW; Plasma Gasification Turns Waste-to-Energy; (ENERGYdigital); Green Tech -
Jun 30, 2011; http://www.energydigital.com/greentech/1798/Plasma-Gasification-
Turns-WastetoEnergy; 1 March, 2015.
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9. ISWMS Climate Change Impacts
Integrated Solid Waste Management Systems (ISWMS)
utilizing two stream blue & green source separation
significantly reduces environmental footprint:
No additional landfill GHG & Leachate
Fewer collection vehicles reducing exhaust GHG
Within city limits processing reducing travel miles
and exhaust GHG
No toxic emissions from renewable energy
generation
Minimal Inert Residue - clean inert slag for use in
civil construction projects or recycled
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10. ISWMS Enhanced Plasma
Gasification Program Outcomes
Extensive resource materials processing
and recovery- diversion of marketable
resources.
Industry leading resource re-use and
energy efficiency rating {~>40%}.
Efficient, safe, cost-effective and
environmentally responsible.
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11. Environmental Resource Pyramid
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No Landfill GHG or Leachate

12. Importance of SW Management?
August ,2013 by CRA, 526 metro residents over 18 were polled
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13. Support for Plasma Gasification
August ,2013 by CRA, 526 metro residents over 18 were polled
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14. ISWMS & Enhanced Plasma
Gasification – An Environmental
Alternative to Landfill
A NS Climate Change, Renewable
Energy & Economic Development
Opportunity
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