8/8/2023 0 Comments Ridge road transfer station![]() ![]() Cuyahoga County and Northeast Ohio are already subject to EPA orders to reduce the levels of particulate matter and other forms of air pollution. A plume from such a plant can travel up to 400 miles. These pollutants would have detrimental impact of the air, soil, and water in the surrounding area. ![]() The toxic elements released into the environment would include dioxins, furans, mercury, lead, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, nickel, and carbon dioxide. ![]() The emissions from a gasification plant would be similar to (and in some cases, greater than) the toxins produced by an incineration plant, according to US EPA findings as reported in Incinerators in Disguise, a study conducted by the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League. While there are over 100 trash incineration plants in the United States, it has been over a decade since the last mass burn plant was constructed, largely due to widespread public opposition.Īs recently as March, Mahoning Renewable Energy asked the Ohio EPA to withdraw a permit for a waste to energy incineration plant in Mahoning County near Alliance. Opponents claim that gasification is merely incineration by another name and has similar effects in polluting the environment. A pilot curbside recyclable project currently serves approximately 10% of the city. The cost estimate for the waste to energy project includes an expansion of curbside pickup of recyclables to all neighborhoods in Cleveland. ![]() The facility will also provide a technology to convert paper and yard waste into fuel pellets that can be burned to generate electricity for Cleveland Public Power. About 8% to 10% of the material subjected the gasification process will be rendered to ash and is likely to contain toxic chemicals, according to opponents. The ash byproduct from this process can be safely mixed with concrete for road paving or the manufacture of decorative bricks, according to proponents. The process to be used at the plant, known as gasification, vaporizes trash at an extremely high temperature in order to create a synthetic gas that can be used to generate electricity. The technology proposed for this plant is being utilized elsewhere in the world, primarily in Asia, with questionable environmental and economic results. If constructed, the facility would be the first of its kind in the United States. Residential pickup schedules are pushed back one day with regular schedules resuming the following week.(Plain Press, June 2011) The City of Cleveland has applied to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for an air permit to build a $180 million waste to energy plant at the Ridge Road trash transfer station.
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