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B&W: WASTE-TO-ENERGY SOLUTIONS
SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY OF PALM BEACH COUNTY RENEWABLE ENERGY PARK
Waste-to-Energy
(WtE) is a “Clean,
Reliable, Renewable
source of Energy.”
—EPA
WtE generates
electricity “with
less environmental
impact than
almost any source
of electricity.”
—EPA
SOURCE: EPA
Municipal Solid Waste
combustion produces lower
CO2 emissions than fossil
fuel sources
Curbing CO2 Emissions
Air Emissions (Pounds per Megawatt Hour)
Oil
1,672
Natural
Gas
1,135
Coal
2,249
MSW
1,016
Powering Community Homes
CLEANER
EMISSIONS*†
COMBUSTION
EFFICIENCY
B&W’s cutting-edge WtE
technology sets the standard
for highest efficiency and
lowest emissions in the U.S.
200+
FULL-
TIME
JOBS*
*FACILITY #2 ONLY
†
INCLUDES DIOXINS AND FURANS, ACID GASES AND HEAVY METALS
*AT CAPACITY
85,000* HOMES
1,795,000* TONS
OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
*AT CAPACITY
= 2,500 FL Homes
90–99%
REMOVAL
99%