Case Study
Palm Beach County Waste-to-Energy Facility
The plant is a two boiler waste to energy facility burning 1800 tons per day of municipal solid waste. The steam produced from the combustion of the refuse is used to power a 60MW steam turbine. A high percentage of the metals in the waste stream are recovered and sold for recycling. The plant has been operating since 1988 and consists of a landfill, a vegetation processing facility, a compost facility, two material recycling facilities, househol