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[0] Municipal solid waste (MSW) [1] 5,100 (on an as arrived basis) [2] 1,643 lbs/person/year [3] A resource available in abundant supply Diverts MSW from landfill disposal Well commercialized technology (wasteto- energy plants) [5] Not considered by some as a renewable energy feedstock because some of the waste materials are made using fossil fuels Well suited for combustion (waste to energy plants), gasification, pyrolysis, or anaerobic digestion technologies to generate electricity [4] 
Could serve as a disincentive to separate and recycle certain waste Air emissions are strictly regulated to control the release of toxic materials often in MSW; toxins removed from air emissions will be transferred to waste ash, which may require disposal as hazardous waste Costs are substantially higher than landfill in most areas
Biomass Feedstocks for Biopower in the United States
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