Thanks Brian
 
That is some great material. I have forwarded the link to some other like  
minded folks. 
 
Very best, 
Joe
 
 
In a message dated 9/3/2008 10:48:49 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
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Joe

As it happens, I'm ¼-way through developing a web site  devoted to the 
problem of waste. It may be published in a couple of weeks  or so. In the 
meantime, have a look at  http://www.cypenv.org/worldenv/files/tridel.htm 
- this describes the most  modern implementation of a technology first 
developed in France in the  1920s and is used in odd spots in various 
countries. In the USA, I know  Baltimore does it although I believe their 
plant is fairly old and  polluting. There are probably many others. In 
contrast, Toronto ships many  tens of tonnes of their garbage daily to 
Wayne County, Michigan, where it  is landfilled at enormous cost to their 
citizens and enormous quantities  of emitted pollutants.

China is building some low-pollution  waste-burning power stations near 
the big cities (Beijing, Chongqing,  Shanghai etc.). Anyway, is it a sop 
to the USA that China produces more  waste, when it has >4x the 
population? Surely the criterion is the per  capita production, where the 
USA (and Cyprus) have the doubtful honour of  being world champions!

Brian

Joe Fjelstad wrote:
>   
> Environment 
> What a waste
> Sep 3rd  2008
>>From Economist.com 
> The rubbish mountains grow
>  
> OVER 2.1 billion tonnes of rubbish were dumped around the world last  year. 
 
> Rich countries are the most wasteful, with each person  chucking away 1.4kg 
of  
> solid trash every day, but this has  leveled off in recent years as the 
rich 
> try  to create less of  it and to recycle more. As poorer nations grow 
richer 
> they  will  produce more waste. In 2004 China surpassed America as the 
largest 
>  producer  of rubbish: by 2030 it will be churning out nearly 500m tonnes  
a  year.
> 
> 
> 
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