I wonder why this line is not even considered in the face of the fact of that Metro Manila is running out of places to put their garbage in. The current only garbage solution we have is landfill and that is a finite solution.

To generate electricity in any conventional power station, you just need a heat source to generate high pressure steam to turn some turbines which turns a set of generators. Currently we are using coal and oil.

Why not garbage?

Burning garbage solves two problems. One is cheap fuel to produce fuel. Second, the action of burning waste or garbage reduces the volume to a very small fraction of the original mass.

Although burning garbage does create emissions, those can be scrubbed, filtered and cleaned before it is exhausted to the atmosphere. It is potentially still cleaner than considering that rotting garbage generates methane gas which just escapes to the atmosphere. Methane is a greenhouse gas much worst than carbon dioxide.

Our government must get off their "green" policy which does nothing beyond some demonstration projects and actually implement solutions that can make a difference to the majority of it's citizens.


http://www.gizmag.com/waste2tricity-...tricity/11028/

http://www.global-greenhouse-warming...m-garbage.html

http://www.chamco.net/chamco/garbage_electricity.html