Do Waste-to-Energy facilities release large amounts of harmful air pollution?

The sophisticated environmental control system employed at Waste-to-Energy facilities is extremely effective in minimizing pollutant emissions. In the United States, Waste-to-Energy facilities comply with regulatory standards more stringent than those imposed on coal-fired plants. Releases of dioxins and furans are 99.9% below levels in the mid-1980’s and recycling programs and other pollution prevention strategies keep mercury and other contaminates out of the fuel stream. Finally, as an alternative to landfilling, Waste-to-Energy prevents emissions of methane, a gas with many times the global warming potential of CO2. Even landfills that capture and flare methane or convert it into useful energy release significant volumes of this greenhouse gas over their lifetime.

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