MeltTran Inc - Municipal Solid Waste. Landfill costs are increasing. Land bans or increasing regulations are restricting or eliminating available landfill and incineration options. Shipping costs for MSW are relatively expensive. Existing landfills adjacent to large metropolitan areas are leaching contaminants into drinking water sources and rivers.
Most landfill sites are unsuitable for building construction.
The problem of what to do about municipal solid waste from major urban areas is here and now. The Ultimate Solution TM A number of solutions are being implemented. The New York City waste was dumped at sea, which is now prohibited. Past incineration schemes have been found to be difficult to control stack emissions to the environment. Some WTE plants are planning to use a MRF first stage.