Comments on: Zap the trash

By: TerjeP (say tay-a)

TerjeP (say tay-a) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:17:39 +0000

p.s. Where did the $700 million figure come from?

By: TerjeP (say tay-a)

TerjeP (say tay-a) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:36:26 +0000

Landfill isn’t always cheap. And presumably the energy output helps pay for the plant. In any case if it is payed for by somebody other than taxpayers why should we complain?

By: Myforwik

Myforwik — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:45:47 +0000

Hmmm bury stuff in the ground at a cost of like $10 per tonne, or burn it up? 700 million for a 100 tonne per day plant? It would only have to last 1900 years to be economical! yay.

By: Todd Craig

Todd Craig — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:09:19 +0000

I wonder if the system could be adapted to the treatment of raw sewerage?

Years back I saw an Australian company that had developed a high-efficiency power generating incinerator that could handle practically any type of organic waste. Unfortunately, they never found their market.

By: The Garbage Man Can « The Blog of Fleeced

The Garbage Man Can « The Blog of Fleeced — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:23:29 +0000

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By: Fleeced

Fleeced — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:06:10 +0000

“There are lots of advantages with large and centralised.”

Just not with government

Actually, it’s a similar case with water tanks… by any reasonable measure, they make little economic sense – better off building another big dam than trying to get everybody to have lots of little dams (tanks). BUT the freedom from stupid government restrictions on when you can water your lawn might make them worth considering… and having my own nuclear reactor would be pretty awesome.

By: TerjeP (say tay-a)

TerjeP (say tay-a) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:29:01 +0000

I agree fleeced. There are lots of advantages with large and centralised.

By: Fleeced

Fleeced — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:11:34 +0000

Don’t see why garbos would be out of work… a centralised plant for processing the stuff in bulk will likely be more efficient than everyone having their own plasma processing plant – so collections will still be required (no more sorting though – yay!)

The same applies to nuclear – a big plant is likely more efficient than lots of little ones (though I love the mini-reactor concept, and posted about it here last year… sadly, it seems to be stuck in the vaporware stage)

By: 'Nuke' Gray

'Nuke' Gray — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:57:10 +0000

I see! So honest landfill operators are going to go out of business, are they? Typical destructive capitalism at work!
And what about the garbos? Are they going to be forced to get honest jobs?

By: Jono

Jono — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:55:14 +0000

Sounds like a terrific innovation, and it could lead to smaller government and less taxes and bureaucrats if local councils no longer had to collect the trash.

I recently read about Toshiba developing a mini nuclear electricity generator which can be installed on the side of a home.

It would be great to disconnect from all activities, services and utilities that are provided (and taxed accordingly) by government.