Thandaza Waste Solutions: A Greener Future

There are Substantial Energy Resources in Waste Recycling
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| Water Management Issues: | Poor Water Management Consequences: |
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The process involves sorting to remove inert materials – concrete, glass and metals - and then through a pyrolytic and plasma process producing a synthetic gas (syngas). This gas is used to generate steam, drive turbines and turn electrical generators.
Each 10000 tonnes of landfill waste will generate 1.25 MWe (electrical power) and 2.75 MWTh (thermal energy) all for export
The system will also deal with tyres, medical waste and contaminants such as asbestos.
Sewage Solutions:
- Existing procedures are cumbersome and produce large quantities of sludge. The sludge is benign but its disposal is difficult.
- Sewage rich in gas and nutrients.
- Current practice makes use on neither.
Environmental Benefits:
- fewer CO2 emissions
- reduced consumption of fossil fuels
- reduced total energy input
- production of sustainable electricity from a waste product
- beneficial use of the treated biosolids as a fertiliser when applied directly to land, negating the need for disposal to landfil or incineration which would produce further CO2 emissions
- has negligible odour impact
- more sustainable than carrent sludge drying process.
The TWS proposals deal with the 3 culprits as described. In summary:
- Landfill is eliminated.
- Water contamination is eliminated.
- Electrical power is generated.
- Thermal energy is created as a bonus.
- NEW JOBS ARE CREATED
Can we afford not to adopt this type of proposal?