Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste for Energy Production in the Western United States

doi:10.2172/6889634

Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste for Energy Production in the Western United States

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Abstract

Municipal solid waste (MSW) represents both a significant problem and an abundant resource for the production of energy. The residential, institutional, and industrial sectors of this country generate about 250 million tons of MSW each year. In this report, the authors have compiled data on the status of MSW in the 13-state western region, including economic and environmental issues. The reportis designed to assist the members of the Western Regional Biomass Energy Program Ad Hoc Resource Committee in determining the potential for using MSW to produce energy in the region.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	102
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2172/6889634
State	Published - 1990

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NREL/TP-231-3622

Keywords

energy production
municipal solid waste
waste to energy

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