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Zero Landfill

Zero Landfill. Solid Waste Alternatives King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert. King County’s Garbage. More than 45 percent of municipal solid waste is recycled. Cedar Hills landfill handles more than 800,000 tons of garbage annually.

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Zero Landfill

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  1. Zero Landfill Solid Waste Alternatives King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert

  2. King County’s Garbage • More than 45 percent of municipal solid waste is recycled. • Cedar Hills landfill handles more than 800,000 tons of garbage annually. • At current rate, landfill will be full in 10-11 years. No new landfills allowed.

  3. Environmental benefits of WTE • Waste-to-Energy provides a net greenhouse gas benefit • Eliminates or captures all methane emissions • Offsets fossil fuel energy with biomass • Net zero emissions • Reduces or eliminates the potential for groundwater contamination from the landfilling of raw garbage

  4. Integrated Waste Management Hierarchy • Reduction of waste, with product stewardship • Recycling and reusing • Energy recovery • Landfilling

  5. MVR Hamburg

  6. Spokane Waste to Energy Facility

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