Surfactants, adhesives, cosmetics, carbon black, toners, inks, dyes, and lapping compounds are just a few of the chemicals that don’t have easy re-use outlets but are fine for recycling through waste-to-energy technology.

The energy content of some materials - especially surfactants - is low, so one might not think of them as likely candidates. But waste-to-energy plants require an average feed of 5,000 btu’s/lb, which is low relative to most fuels. And low energy content material can actually be helpful because it is blended with higher energy content materials to make the final feed just right. It's much like fuel blending at a cement kiln; only the waste-to-energy plant requires lower energy content fuel, and is more tolerant of high water and solids.

Chemicals come in many different forms including liquids, powders, solids, and monoliths in bulk, drums and totes. We use waste-to-energy facilities nationwide that can handle all these packaging forms without intermediate processing.