[All] Regarding waste incineration

[Louisette Lanteigne]

Hi folks
I sent the following power point in the attachment to waste management regarding incineration and aggregate creation based on the system being used currently in Sweden. Here's why
1. First we reclaim methane for energy to divert waste from landfills where methane and lechate would leak into our aquifers anyway,
2. Burn the mass and reclaim heat to offset fossil fuel needs which offsets emissions needed to extract, transport Alberta Tar Sands stuff. (this is all locally sourced energy here. It's a potential money maker for our community.)
3. Use the generated ash for aggregate creation which binds trace metals and other nasty bits into a solid form that it won't leach out.  The end result can reduce emissions associated with aggregate extraction and/or transportation to provide a renewable supply of locally sourced aggregates while leaving natural aggregates in the ground where it belongs to continue to provide for our water supply. It maintains flow and flow rates, water temperature and biodiversity while taking a waste product out of the ground and water into the incenerator to create a physical product as fuel, and for construction. 
Making use of the physical mass, waste heat and generating a locally sourced natural gas supply is far better in my view than simply sticking stuff in the ground and pretending like it does not exist. Dumps are worse for air quality and water quality. Just  because the damage occurs at a slower pace does not negate the fact it poses a risk none the less. Not to mention the fact the dump renders vast tracts of lands as contaminated. 
Air quality issues associated with the incinerator need to be considered with the totality of the offsets it generates to determine the true impacts. 
The possibility exists that we can use this to process human sludge and farm wastes as well to help solve the nitrate and phosphate issues of Lake Erie.  The cows in the Grand River alone make the same waste as 5 million people. Might as well put some of that stuff into good use instead of seeing it in landfills or in our water table. 
My two cents worth. 
Lulu 
      From: John Jackson <jjackson at web.ca>
 To: GREN <all at gren.ca> 
 Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2015 10:06 AM
 Subject: [All] Next GREN meeting - March 19 - NOTE NEW LOCATION
   
Next GREN meeting - March 19 - NOTE NEW LOCATIONOur next GREN meeting will be at 7:15 on Thursday March 19.

Don Roberts has arranged for us to hold this meeting at the Christian Science Sunday School at 64 Water Street North, Kitchener. Enter at the Francis Street door of the church and go down to the Sunday School. Access to public transit is similar to what it is at St John’s Kitchen (the Church is just around the corner from St John’s Kitchen.) There is a small parking area around the church plus on street parking on Francis and Water Streets. The acoustics will be better than at the St John’s Kitchen. 

At our last meeting, we decided to dedicate the main part of this meeting to the waste management issue in Waterloo Region with a particular focus on whether the Region should or needs to build an incinerator for municipal garbage.

Please let me know any other topics that you want on the agenda.

John
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John Jackson
17 Major Street
Kitchener, Ontario N2H 4R1
519-744-7503


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