Re: Info re: plasma pyrolosis, European incinerator shutdowns

["Jon Campbell" <jon@cqs.com>]

Plasma pyrolysis is yet another hi-tech "solution" to a low-tech problem. It
vaporizes everything, including all the heavy metals. There have been
multiple battles against these hi-tech burners already. We need to promote
100% recycling, separation of food from trash, composting the food waste and
processing the rest in a low-tech material recycling facility.  See
http://www.cqs.com/erecycle.htm for example.

Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: Howard Weinstein <howardw@iname.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list DIOXIN-L <dioxin-l@essential.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 1999 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: Info re: plasma pyrolosis, European incinerator shutdowns


> At 03:19 PM 8/28/99 -0400, Jim & Jackie Elliott wrote:
> >I am new to all this-sorry if I don't have the jargon correct. Am looking
> >for info on the process of plasma pyrolosis. Is this an incineration
> >process for toxic waste? Must it be fueled with gas? We are a group of
> >citizens attempting to shut down a local waste incinerator-it is
> >classified a "waste to energy plant"-a source of expensive and polluting
> >electricity. We are concerned that this operation is going to enlarge
with
> >a bigger facility burning MSW and gas (for burning real nasty stuff)
> >and  they will be going into business selling more power. This is a real
> >corrupt bunch. Is this happening anywhere? We are in western, central NH,
USA.
> >
> >Also need info re: incineration in Europe. Where have they closed
> >incinerators because of pollution? Our city officials are always touting
> >the safety of Europe's incinerators. We need some facts to set before
> >them. Thanks- Please reply to Jackie Elliott:
> ><mailto:jj@TurboNt.net>jj@TurboNt.net
>
> Searching on pyrolysis (note spelling) on the Northern Light Search
> engine (http://www.nlsearch.com) turns up 16,174 hits. There is
> likely something there which will be of use to you.
>
> Howard Weinstein   <howardw@iname.com>
>