Environmental Benefits

The Waste2Tricity methodology has significant environmental benefits:

Existing landfill waste streams can be diverted in order to produce clean electricity.
With less landfill, the future emission of undesirable greenhouse gases from that source, such as methane, can be much reduced.
It is potentially a more efficient form of electricity generation in terms of reducing carbon emissions when compared to existing fossil fuel, most renewable or other waste-to-electricity models such as incineration.
In contrast to incineration, the plasma gasification process emits fewer pollutant gases, and no fly ash or waste ash. Harmful by-products, such as dioxins, should be destroyed by the extremely high temperatures (+6000°C) and by the plasma process itself.
A by-product of the process is inert vitrified slag, which can be used as road-building aggregates, reducing demand for gravel extraction.
The facilities can be built on existing landfill sites, reducing the likelihood of opposition to their construction and can utilise existing infrastructure such as roads built for waste transport.