Landfill free alternative

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Coker's offers local industry the opportunity to become "Zero Waste to Landfill" facilities. 

What does “Zero Waste to Landfill” mean? 

"Zero waste to landfill" means your facility has designed and implemented a recycling program.  All recyclable materials such as bottles, cans, paper, etc. have been removed from your waste stream.  The non-recyclable material left would then be transported to a "waste-to-energy" plant where it is converted into a usable source of energy. 

Waste to Energy, is a term that is used to describe various technologies that convert non-recyclable waste into usable forms of energy including heat, fuel, and electricity. Waste to Energy can occur through a number of processes such as incineration, gasification, pyrolysis, anaerobic digestion, and landfill gas recovery.

Incinerating solid waste creates thermal energy, which we can then use to turn turbines and create electrical energy.

Non-recyclable, municipal waste is burned at special waste-to-energy plants that use the heat from the fire to make steam for generating electricity or to heat buildings.

Reduction of carbon emissions. Reduction of the use of fossil fuels. Electricity and heat can be generated from waste which provide an alternative and more environment-friendly source of energy. The local community around Energy from Waste facilities benefits from the creation of jobs to cost effective energy.