LANDFILL LANDFILL OPERATIONS • Natural alternative for reduction of clean wood waste.  As in nature the Air Burners uses only wind and air for efficient combustion. • High efficiency burn, a true mass reduction in waste means less to landfill. • High thru-put means less decomposing, which means less methane production. • Heat recovery option allows warming leachate ponds during cold periods. • Ash can be used for PH balancing • Low capital investment. • Green trees are fine no drying time is required. • Reduction of green waste can increase landfill operating life. S-116 - Full Operation at Alabama Landfill (2001) ENVIRONMENTAL  Air quality Wood waste produces, amongst other things, methane during decay.  The Air Burner does not produce any methane.  The combustion process in an Air Burner is very efficient using the air curtain to trap smoke particles.  The emissions from the Air Burner are stated in the Technical Reports.  Open burning averages 60% to 80% opacity (smoke plume); Air Burners average 10% opacity. High mass reduction decreasing the load on local landfills. S-Series machines have a 95 to 98 percent reduction rate so 20,000 lbs. of wood waste will reduce to between 400 and 1,000 lbs. of ash.  Reduction of wood waste in to the landfill will help to extend the landfills life.   ECONOMICS Low Capital Investment Our machines are affordable. Our machines have an expected operating life of approximately 8-10 years. Low Daily Operating Costs Maintenance costs are less than $9.00 per hour of operation (Diesel fuel cost of $2.50/gal). One person is all that is required for daily operations. High Thru-Put We have machines with thru-put capacities ranging from 2 tons per hour up to 12+ tons per hour. Daily Cost Savings Most landfills cannot sell-off all the grindings from wood waste.  Therefore if you multiply the daily amount (tonnage) of leftover wood waste (or grindings) that goes into the landfill, by 98 percent this will give you the amount (tonnage) that can be reduced in the Air Burner.  If you then multiply that amount by your cost per ton to landfill you will have the daily savings an Air Burner machine can deliver to your operations. (Left over wood waste, tons) x 98% = ?? tons (?? Tons) x (landfill per ton cost) = gross cost savings 8 tons per hour x 8 hour day = 64 tons delivered 64 tons x 98% = 62.7 tons consumed in the Air Burner 62.7 tons x $10 per ton operating cost = $627.00 per day savings Top of Page Previous Page