3R’s- Reduce-Reuse-Recycle (A proposed incineration plant)

This proposal will address the garbage problem of Tacloban City turning them into
electricity that will help reduce the cost in electricity.

Incineration plants are also known as waste-to-energy (WTE) plants. The heat from
the combustion generates superheated steam in boilers, and the steam drives
turbogenerators to produce electricity.

 Refuse collection vehicles transport incinerable waste to the WTE plants. The
vehicles are weighed on a weighbridge before and after they discharge their
loads into large refuse bunkers. This weighing process enables the WTE to
keep track of the amount of waste disposed of by each vehicle.
 To prevent odours from escaping into the environment, the air in the refuse
bunker is kept below atmospheric pressure.
 High-capacity rotary crushers are used to break down bulky wastes so that
they are suitable for incineration. The waste from the bunker is fed into the
incinerator by a grab crane. As the incinerator is operated at temperatures
of between 850 and 1,000 degrees Celsius, a lining of refractory material
protects the incinerator walls from the extreme heat and corrosion. After
incineration, the waste is reduced to ash which is about 10 per cent of its
original volume.
 An efficient flue gas cleaning system comprising electrostatic precipitators,
lime powder dosing equipment and catalytic bag filters remove dust and
pollutants from the flue gas before it is released into the atmosphere via
150m tall chimneys.
 Ferrous scrap metal contained in the ash is recovered and sold to a local steel
mill for recycling. The ash is sent to the Tuas Marine Transfer Station for
disposal at the offshore Semakau Landfill.

Source: National Environment Agency- waste-to-energy (WTE) plants