Municipal Waste

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) includes predominantly household waste (domestic waste) with sometimes the addition of waste generated from non-industrial commercial sources. MSW may typically comprise food scraps, packaging materials, paper, clothing, appliances, bottles, cans and batteries.

Rapid urbanisation and the accompanying growth of industry in many countries, creates problems including:

• The amount of waste generated outstripping the capacity of the municipal authorities to manage it
• The natural environment is unable to assimilate the waste
• Traditional landfill disposal creates environmental hazards
• The management of solid waste consumes a large proportion of municipal budgets
• Community health and hygiene may be affected
• Current approaches to solid waste management are largely not sustainable

C6 Energy has developed systems for processing MSW which in the first stage optimises recycling outcomes and the recovery of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, plastics and glass.  The residual biomass is then processed via thermal conversion to form syngas which is suitable for use in gas powered turbines for electricity generation, or for reformation to methanol which can then be blended with vegetable oil to form biodiesel.

Typically C6 Energy will develop, own and operate the facilities. A special purpose company would be incorporated, with a profit share being provided back to the government authority or municipality.