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Making Energy from Trash

Join Team Five in their innovative project to tackle Seattle's landfill crisis by converting waste into energy. Learn how they plan to decrease landfill usage, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and generate electricity through a waste-to-energy plant. Discover the process from trash collection to electricity production and see how this initiative can benefit both the environment and the economy. Explore the timeline, budget, and expected outcomes of this sustainable solution.

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Making Energy from Trash

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  1. Making Energy from Trash To: City of Seattle From: Team Five Yamir Thomas Lucas Joon Jacob

  2. Issues • Huge dump in the Pacific ocean • Seattle dumps in landfills • 350,000 tons/year • Landfill issues • Waste-to-energy plant in Seattle

  3. Purpose • DECREASEthe amount ofLANDFILLS • REDUCE greenhousegas EMISSION

  4. Emissions CH4 CO2

  5. Purpose • DECREASEthe amount of LANDFILLS • REDUCEgreenhousegasEMISSION • .GenerateELECTRICITY • NOlong distance trash SHIPPING

  6. Trash is Collected

  7. Trash is Gathered Up

  8. Trash is Shredded in Giant Shredders

  9. Trash is Incinerated

  10. Exhaust is Filtered

  11. Energy is Produced

  12. Electricity is Sold

  13. Timeline Begin operations

  14. Budget Budget $150 million Save $15 million

  15. Predicted Cost Construction: $300 million Revenue Expense $ = Millions

  16. Conclusions • Save $15 million annually • Reduce landfill • Generate electricity • Help environment and economy • Provide service to neighbors

  17. Questions?

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