Mar 15
New technology at Arlington landfill to turn region's waste into clean fuels and renewable energy
sustainability, solid wasteLandfill where Metro sends most of region's solid waste plans plasma gasification facility
Waste Management, Inc. has announced plans to develop a plasma gasification facility at the Columbia Ridge Landfill in Arlington, where Metro sends most of the region's solid waste. The planned facility will convert solid waste into clean fuels and renewable energy through a gasification process. Carbon-based materials are transformed into an ultra-clean, synthesis gas called "syngas." The clean syngas may then be converted into transportation fuels such as ethanol and diesel or industrial products like hydrogen and methanol. It could also be used as a substitute for natural gas to generate electricity or heat homes and buildings.
