[GreenYes] Fwd: [USCC] Question on Burning Value of Food Waste

[Gary Liss <gary@garyliss.com>]

>From: Priscilla Hayes <hayes@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU>
>To: compost@compostingcouncil.org
>
>Does anyone have any information on studies that compare the btu/energy
>value of food waste in incinerators with other MSW sent there?  I understand
>that the high moisture content of the food waste makes it burn
>inefficiently, without producing significant energy.
>
>Thank you.
>
>PRISCILLA HAYES, COORDINATOR
>NEW JERSEY SOLID WASTE POLICY GROUP
>DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL, FOOD AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS
>RUTGERS UNIVERSITY--COOK COLLEGE
>55 DUDLEY ROAD
>NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08901-8520
>
>TELEPHONE: (732) 932-9155, ext.233
>
>FAX:  (732) 932-8887
>
>EMAIL:  hayes@aesop.rutgers.edu
>
>PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE:
>
>http://aesop.rutgers.edu/~wastemgmt/
>
>
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Gary Liss
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