Waste-to-energy

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title: Waste-to-energy
text: Waste-to-energy (WtE) or energy-from-waste (EfW) refers to a series of processes designed to convert waste materials into usable forms of energy, typically electricity or heat. As a form of energy recovery, WtE plays a crucial role in both waste management and sustainable energy production by reducing the volume of waste in landfills and providing an alternative energy source. The most common method of WtE is direct combustion of waste to produce heat, which can then be used to generate electric
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description: Process of generating energy from the primary treatment of waste
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste-to-energy
date created: 2006-03-30T06:27:57Z
date modified: 2024-09-11T14:00:42Z
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