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CLEANING UP SOLID WASTE A  Pathway  to  Prosperity  

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MAKING SOLID WASTE A PROFIT CENTER What  You  Should  Know:  

• According  to  the  EPA,  in  2012,  Americans  generated  about  251  million  tons  of  Municipal  Solid  Waste  (MSW)  also  known  as  trash.    

• This  waste  takes  up  a  tremendous  amount  of  time  and  resources  to  handle,  transport,  and  dispose  of  in  a  way  that  does  not  cause  long  term  harm  to  the  environment.  

• There  are  many  robust  and  mature  technologies  that  can  convert  MSW  into  transportation  fuel  or  fuel  for  power  generation,  and  they  all  have  one  thing  in  common:  they  use  tremendous  amounts  of  energy.  

• One  of  the  reasons  why  MSW  to  fuel  technologies  are  not  employed  to  a  greater  extent  in  the  United  States  is  the  high  price  of  energy.  

• A  Molten  Salt  Reactor  (MSR)  can  produce  heat  and  electricity  so  affordably  that  it  is  possible  that  MSW  to  fuel  technologies  would  be  commonly  employed  by  the  free  market  in  waste  disposal  efforts.  

• Converting  MSW  into  fuel  offers  many  advantages,  including  having  a  better  environmental  presence  as  well  as  producing  a  fuel  network  that  can  aid  in  America’s  achieving  energy  independence.    

• Reduced  and  stable  waste  costs  can  allow  manufacturers  an  advantage  in  world  markets.  Using  MSW  to  produce  fuel  can  lessen  transportation  costs  and  environmental  impacts.  

• Technologies  such  as  plasma  gasification,  made  affordable  by  MSR  technology,  have  the  capabilities  to  easily  dispose  of  many  types  of  hazardous  waste.  

 The  eGeneration  Foundation  is  working  to  form  an  alliance  to  develop  a  national  energy  plan,  promoting  the  next  generation  of  fuels  powered  by  Molten  Salt  Reactor  technology.    As  studies  and  analysis  of  this  promising  technology  are  widely  understood,  there  will  be  widespread  industry  support  for  commercializing  this  next  generation  process,  thus  providing  a  clear  pathway  to  prosperity.  

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