New SWANA Report Focuses On Energy Recovery Options The Solid Waste Association of North America’s (SWA- NA’s)Applied Research Foundation (ARF) recently conduct- ed research on energy recovery options for non-marketable plastic recyclables, as well as plastics that are not typically targeted for recycling.The resulting report,“Energy Recov- ery Options for Non-Recycled Plastic Discards,” reviews three system options that are available to solid waste man- agers for the recovery of energy from non-recycled waste plastics, including plastics-to-fuels (PTF) systems, non-waste fuel (NWF) systems and waste-to-energy (WTE) systems. Solid Waste Reference According to SWANA, it is the organization’s intention that this report will serve as a reference for solid waste manag- ers interested in pursuing energy recovery options for the non-marketable plastic discards in their communities. Recycling Stream The PTF option targets non-recycled plastics in discard- ed containers and packaging.This portion of the recycling stream represents 29 percent of the plastics in MSW and 4 percent of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated. The WTE and NWF options target plastics in durable and non-durable goods discarded as MSW.These plastics consti- tute 47 percent of the plastics in MSW and represent about 6 percent of MSW generated.
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