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| Recycling
Waste-to-Energy and Recycling: Working Well Together Studies have shown that communities with waste-to-energy facilities are likely to have higher recycling rates than the national average. Far from competing with recycling, waste-to-energy is part of an integrated approach to solid waste management that includes recycling as a core component. The average recycling rate for waste-to-energy communities across the United States is 33%, while the national recycling rate is 28%. The excellent recycling record of communities can be attributed to several factors, including onsite recycling efforts at waste-to-energy plants, the importance a community places on recycling as part of a comprehensive solid waste management plan, and the economics of recycling. Waste-to-energy plants facilitate the recycling of a number of materials. Many facilities provide drop-off locations for recyclable materials, including computers, white goods, and other unwanted products. In addition, many waste-to-energy plants employ metal recovery programs onsite to remove ferrous from the ash. More and more waste-to-energy facilities are also beginning to implement non-ferrous metal recovery systems for recycling. Resources: |
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