2012 Sustainability Report - Executive Summary - Waste Management
2012 Sustainability Report - Executive Summary - Waste Management
2012 Sustainability Report - Executive Summary - Waste Management
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Fulcrum<br />
Investment since 2011<br />
Pleasanton, california<br />
Focused on producing ethanol from municipal solid<br />
waste, Fulcrum uses a dual-stage gasification process<br />
that has been tested over the past two years at<br />
smaller scales. The company’s first plant is fully<br />
permitted and will be built in Storey County, Nevada.<br />
Enerkem<br />
Investment since 2010<br />
MontrÉal, Canada<br />
The feedstocks at Enerkem plants include carbon-rich<br />
waste such as nonrecyclable municipal solid waste. The<br />
company’s gasification technology converts these wastes<br />
into fuel and chemicals, made without petroleum. Use<br />
of this fuel can reduce GHG emissions by more than<br />
60 percent compared to gasoline. Enerkem has facilities<br />
in development in Edmonton, Alberta, and Pontotoc,<br />
Mississippi, each of which is designed to have a capacity<br />
of 10 million gallons of ethanol per year.<br />
OUR FUTURE: maximizing value from waste 13
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