Canada: The Metro Vancouver government body is considering sending its refuse as refuse derived fuel (RDF) pellets to the Lehigh Cement plant in Delta. The scheme is one of three new options the body is considering to manage its waste including incinerating it to produce electricity or gasification, according to local media.
"There's no electricity produced, but it would be a benefit because it would result in no increased air emissions. The others (mass burn and gasification) would have new emissions," said Sarah Wellman, project manager of Metro Vancouver's waste-to-energy project, in relation to the cement plant option.
Metro Vancouver is waiting to hear from the provincial government on how to proceed. The area currently generates electricity from the Covanta Burnaby Renewable Energy incineration plant.
