The Waste Authority will be the Lead Agency to undertake an environmental impact study, which will include a public outreach process to give the community an opportunity to review and understand the Plasco solution and technology.

Upon conclusion of the process, Plasco will build and operate a waste conversion facility that will convert approximately 100,000 tons of the Authority’s waste into green power and other useful products.

In 2005, the SVSWA board of directors had adopted goals of 75% diversion and over 50 years of recovery and disposal capacity for Authority landfills.

The Conversion Technology Commission (CTC) was formed on 15 March 2007 to investigate viable noncombustion technologies and focus on selecting a company that will be responsible for environmental analysis, financing, designing, permitting, constructing and operating a waste conversion facility.

Following the evaluation and discussions, the board of directors of the Waste Authority agreed to proceed with an environmental impact study of Plasco’s technology to convert garbage otherwise destined for landfill into green energy.

 

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