Without adequate fuel supplies, MSW incinerators become expensive to operate on a per-ton basis and may need to supplement the waste with fossil fuels to maintain a high burn temperature. Write your answers below. Show your calculations below. Show your calculations below. Ask your parents about your family's electrical usage.
Trucks dump trash ready for burning.
Crane lifts waste from pit up into furnace. Trash is burned at high temperatures. Heavy ash is collected and removed for disposal. Heat from furnace makes steam in boiler. Steam drives turbines and makes electricity.