Brian,

I totally agree with you. The objections are almost entirely political,
in my view, but that is how it is. If we could stop people from
separating out glass from domestic refuse, we might even get a usable
clinker/slag.

Regards,
Roger Bilham

In message <[log in to unmask]>, b_ellis
<[log in to unmask]> writes
>Roger
>
>Are they bothered about the dioxins when they barbecue a nice piece of
>rump steak? Or burn their autumn leaves and other garden rubbish?
>
>More important, do they know what a dioxin is (other than a dirty word)
>or how it's produced and/or destroyed?
>
>I'm not getting at you, but this kind of popular village "wisdom" makes
>me sick and I blame ecopolitical groups who would have us back in the
>stone age for using it to further their ends (and a rush candle to light
>their caves would certainly be a rich source of dioxins).
>
>A few dozen strategically-located incineration plants for household
>waste in the UK could generate a GW or two of power 24/7/50 with free
>fuel and would reduce landfill needs by 90% or more.
>
>Sorry to be so aggressive!
>
>Best regards,
>
>Brian
>
>Roger Bilham wrote:
>>
>> Brian and others,
>>
>> An issue which appears to be limiting the use of this useful source of
>> energy in the UK is the generation of unpleasant chemicals, such as
>> dioxins. No doubt, if the plant is properly designed and run, this is
>> not a problem, but the public perception here is that it is and there is
>> resistance to building more of these plants.
>>
>> Roger Bilham
>>
>> In message <[log in to unmask]>, b_ellis
>> <[log in to unmask]> writes
>> >If you go to http://www.bnellis.com/ecobags/ , you will see how much
>> >energy can be recovered after a shopping expedition to the local
>> >supermarket. This is a French initiative (translated into English). I
>> >don't know what capacity is available in France but I do know that the
>> >generation capacity in Switzerland from household waste is 277 MW. By
>> >extrapolation, this should be equivalent to over 2 GW for the UK,
>> >France, Germany or Italy or 8 GW for the USA. Is it?
>> >
>> >Brian
>> >
>>
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