The plant operates one turbine generator. Resource recovery includes energy, ferrous metals and aluminum. The plant uses two dry scrubbers and two electrostatic precipitators for air pollution control. How The Plant Works MSW is unloaded onto a tipping floor by private haulers and SWA transfer trailer vehicles. The flail mill tears open the plastic bags and the garbage falls onto a conveyor line.
Ferrous metal is removed from each line by an overhead magnet.
RDF Storage Building - Enough fuel is stored in this building to run the power plant for two days. These materials are conveyed to a waiting truck and then landfilled. Aluminum cans are also removed and then separated from the rest of the waste stream by way of eddy current separators. The cans are then transported to recyclers. RDF that is generated by the processing lines is conveyed to a 3,000 ton capacity storage building, where it is fed into the boilers by way of conveyors.