Comments on: Talking Trash for Clean Power: Verus Energy is Changing the Waste in Landfills http://cleantechnica.com/2009/03/16/talking-trash-for-clean-power-verus-energy-is-changing-the-waste-in-landfills/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bob http://cleantechnica.com/2009/03/16/talking-trash-for-clean-power-verus-energy-is-changing-the-waste-in-landfills/#comment-5203 Bob Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:57:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2347#comment-5203 I went to the link. Not enough information to make a decision. No product. I went to the link. Not enough information to make a decision.

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]]> By: Bob http://cleantechnica.com/2009/03/16/talking-trash-for-clean-power-verus-energy-is-changing-the-waste-in-landfills/#comment-22478 Bob Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:57:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2347#comment-22478 I went to the link. Not enough information to make a decision. No product. I went to the link. Not enough information to make a decision.

No product.

]]> By: Vikingisson http://cleantechnica.com/2009/03/16/talking-trash-for-clean-power-verus-energy-is-changing-the-waste-in-landfills/#comment-5202 Vikingisson Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:33:03 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2347#comment-5202 garbage isn't going away so let's do it better (and much less). I forgot that most of the world isn't already doing organic pickup. We have organic pickup (green box), recyclable (blue box) once per week and regular trash pickup every two weeks. Works great. The first thing I'd do with a landfill is to run all the garbage trucks from the gas instead of burning it for electricity. As the dump matures there is more fuel generated than being used in the trucks, then you power other fleets and eventually you offer it as a consumer fuel. I just don't understand why we haven't been doing this for decades. I know of one country (a small one) that powers all of its garbage trucks and most taxis from dump gas. And now they have enough to run regular cars. garbage isn’t going away so let’s do it better (and much less). I forgot that most of the world isn’t already doing organic pickup. We have organic pickup (green box), recyclable (blue box) once per week and regular trash pickup every two weeks. Works great.

The first thing I’d do with a landfill is to run all the garbage trucks from the gas instead of burning it for electricity. As the dump matures there is more fuel generated than being used in the trucks, then you power other fleets and eventually you offer it as a consumer fuel. I just don’t understand why we haven’t been doing this for decades. I know of one country (a small one) that powers all of its garbage trucks and most taxis from dump gas. And now they have enough to run regular cars.

]]> By: Vikingisson http://cleantechnica.com/2009/03/16/talking-trash-for-clean-power-verus-energy-is-changing-the-waste-in-landfills/#comment-22477 Vikingisson Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:33:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2347#comment-22477 garbage isn't going away so let's do it better (and much less). I forgot that most of the world isn't already doing organic pickup. We have organic pickup (green box), recyclable (blue box) once per week and regular trash pickup every two weeks. Works great. The first thing I'd do with a landfill is to run all the garbage trucks from the gas instead of burning it for electricity. As the dump matures there is more fuel generated than being used in the trucks, then you power other fleets and eventually you offer it as a consumer fuel. I just don't understand why we haven't been doing this for decades. I know of one country (a small one) that powers all of its garbage trucks and most taxis from dump gas. And now they have enough to run regular cars. garbage isn’t going away so let’s do it better (and much less). I forgot that most of the world isn’t already doing organic pickup. We have organic pickup (green box), recyclable (blue box) once per week and regular trash pickup every two weeks. Works great.

The first thing I’d do with a landfill is to run all the garbage trucks from the gas instead of burning it for electricity. As the dump matures there is more fuel generated than being used in the trucks, then you power other fleets and eventually you offer it as a consumer fuel. I just don’t understand why we haven’t been doing this for decades. I know of one country (a small one) that powers all of its garbage trucks and most taxis from dump gas. And now they have enough to run regular cars.

]]> By: Adam http://cleantechnica.com/2009/03/16/talking-trash-for-clean-power-verus-energy-is-changing-the-waste-in-landfills/#comment-5201 Adam Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:46:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2347#comment-5201 Sustainable? What? In order to sustain this process, we need to continue to produce waste. In an ideal system, 100% of the trash that they convert to fuel is from organic sources (e.g. wood, plants, anything GROWN). I don't think any society is so careful that 100% of plastics, metals, and synthetic chemicals end up in recycling bins rather than in the trash. So Verus would really have to be careful in terms of where they're getting their feedstock. Clean does not equate to renewable, sustainable, or environmentally friendly. Perhaps if Verus set up a residential organic matter pickup (much like garbage and recycling is picked up on a weekly basis) I could see this working somewhat efficiently. Sustainable? What? In order to sustain this process, we need to continue to produce waste. In an ideal system, 100% of the trash that they convert to fuel is from organic sources (e.g. wood, plants, anything GROWN). I don’t think any society is so careful that 100% of plastics, metals, and synthetic chemicals end up in recycling bins rather than in the trash. So Verus would really have to be careful in terms of where they’re getting their feedstock.

Clean does not equate to renewable, sustainable, or environmentally friendly. Perhaps if Verus set up a residential organic matter pickup (much like garbage and recycling is picked up on a weekly basis) I could see this working somewhat efficiently.

]]> By: Adam http://cleantechnica.com/2009/03/16/talking-trash-for-clean-power-verus-energy-is-changing-the-waste-in-landfills/#comment-22476 Adam Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:46:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2347#comment-22476 Sustainable? What? In order to sustain this process, we need to continue to produce waste. In an ideal system, 100% of the trash that they convert to fuel is from organic sources (e.g. wood, plants, anything GROWN). I don't think any society is so careful that 100% of plastics, metals, and synthetic chemicals end up in recycling bins rather than in the trash. So Verus would really have to be careful in terms of where they're getting their feedstock. Clean does not equate to renewable, sustainable, or environmentally friendly. Perhaps if Verus set up a residential organic matter pickup (much like garbage and recycling is picked up on a weekly basis) I could see this working somewhat efficiently. Sustainable? What? In order to sustain this process, we need to continue to produce waste. In an ideal system, 100% of the trash that they convert to fuel is from organic sources (e.g. wood, plants, anything GROWN). I don’t think any society is so careful that 100% of plastics, metals, and synthetic chemicals end up in recycling bins rather than in the trash. So Verus would really have to be careful in terms of where they’re getting their feedstock.

Clean does not equate to renewable, sustainable, or environmentally friendly. Perhaps if Verus set up a residential organic matter pickup (much like garbage and recycling is picked up on a weekly basis) I could see this working somewhat efficiently.

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