NYC Bar Association meeting, March 22, Jim Warner

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1 NYC Bar Association meeting, March 22, 2007 Jim Warner

2 Is Thermal Treatment of Solid Wastes Good for New York City? March 22, 2007

3 Only County in Pennsylvania to Own & Operate a Fully Integrated Solid Waste Management System Lancaster County Waste-to-Energy Facility Transfer Station & HHW Facility Frey Farm Landfill & LFG Plant Pennsylvania 500,000 population served

4 Lancaster County Garden Spot of the U.S. With some of the most fertile soil in the U.S., Lancaster County has a strong farming industry. Lancaster County's 5,293 farms, generating $800 million in food, feed and fiber, are responsible for nearly a fifth of the state's agricultural output. Wikipedia

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6 1,200 Benefits of an Integrated System Lancaster County, PA ,040,000 yd³ 1, Landfill Volume Yd (Thousands) Recycling & WTE Recovery 100,000 yd³ 90% Landfill Volume Reduction 0 Landfill System vs Resource Recovery System

7 WTE Benefit to Landfill Life Without WTE With WTE 1989 Empty Landfill Capacity 2001 Full 2020 Full

8 Lancaster County Recycling Rate Growth % Materials Recycled WTE began operating WTE has supported recycling efforts, not competed with them. '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 35 Ferrous recovery contributes 3% to the overall County recycling rate.

9 WTE Ferrous Recovery & Recycling 2% of every ton processed is ferrous; recovered and recycled. (Sample recovered on March 6, 2007) Currently selling this material for $185 per ton. Bike frame, eating utensils, aerosol cans, tools, oil filter, dumbbell, coat hanger, cooking pot, paint can All items NOT included in curbside recycling programs, but 100% recyclable.

10 LCSWMA WTE Carbon Monoxide Emissions (Permit limit: 100 ppm, 4-hr. avg.) Emissions in parts per million (ppm) CO = 80% below Permit Level Stack Emissions (Emissions as determined by the plant s Continuous Emissions Monitoring System and verified by PADEP s Bureau of Air Quality Control)

11 LCSWMA WTE Hydrogen Chloride Emissions (Permit limit: 25 ppm, 24-hr. avg.) Emissions in parts per million (ppm) HCl = 60% below Permit Level Stack Emissions (Emissions as determined by the plant s Continuous Emissions Monitoring System and verified by PADEP s Bureau of Air Quality Control)

12 LCSWMA WTE Nitrogen Oxide Emissions (Permit limit: 180 ppm, 24-hr. avg.) Emissions in parts per million (ppm) NOx = 10% below Permit Level Stack Emissions (Emissions as determined by the plant s Continuous Emissions Monitoring System and verified by PADEP s Bureau of Air Quality Control)

13 Emissions in parts per million (ppm) LCSWMA WTE Sulfur Dioxide Emissions (Permit limit: 30 ppm, 1-hr. avg.) SO 2 = 82% below Permit Level Stack Emissions (Emissions as determined by the plant s Continuous Emissions Monitoring System and verified by PADEP s Bureau of Air Quality Control)

14 LCSWMA WTE Respirable Particulate Emissions (Permit limit: gr/dscf) Emissions in grains/dry std. cu. ft. (dscf) PM 10 = 92% below Permit Level Stack Emissions (Emissions as determined by the plant s Continuous Emissions Monitoring System and verified by PADEP s Bureau of Air Quality Control)

15 LCSWMA WTE Dioxin Emissions (Permit limit: 2 ng/nm3) Emissions in nanograms/normal cu. meter (ng/nm3) Dioxin = 93% below Permit Level Stack Emissions (Emissions as determined by the plant s Continuous Emissions Monitoring System and verified by PADEP s Bureau of Air Quality Control)

16 LCSWMA WTE Emissions Compliance History % of Operating Time in Compliance (Emissions as determined by the plant s Continuous Emissions Monitoring System and verified by PADEP s Bureau of Air Quality Control)

17 WTE Facility Tour Why aren t there more communities with one of these? Most frequent question asked by visitors after a tour.

18 70 Waste-to-Energy Offers Stable Tipping Fee Structures in Your Community 65 $ per ton Lancaster County tipping fee history 50 '98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07

19 Waste-to-Energy Reduce the Volume of Waste, Reduce Trucking by 90% and Generate Renewable Energy 1 Truckload of Trash Which Result is Better? Power 13,000 KWh generated a home for 1 year IN 100 cubic yards of waste 90% volume reduction OUT 10 cubic yards of (inert) ash

20 Waste TO Energy

21 and not Waste OF Energy Energy 26,000 bbl oil per day Equivalence 1 ton of MSW = 26,000 bbl oil per day 1.6 barrels of oil