• Our Technology
• Environmental Impact
  • Air Emission Performance
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  • Land and Water Resources
• Community Engagement and Public Advisory Committee
• Business Model
• The Plasco Guarantee

 

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

There are four ways that a Plasco facility reduces greenhouse gas emissions:

1.  Diverting garbage from landfills means no methane is released to the atmosphere.
2.  Reducing trucking distances for waste decreases fossil fuels consumption. The environmental performance of a facility allows it to be situated closer to where waste is generated.
3.  Displacing fossil fuel energy (such as coal power imported from Alberta) means less CO2 is released to the atmosphere.
4.  Generating power closer to where it is used means less electricity is lost due to transmission losses. When electricity must travel long distances large amounts are wasted in the process.

Compared to other renewable energy sources, Plasco maximizes the potential of garbage to further address climate change.

Waste management is a significant contributor to climate change. The methane released from landfills is a greenhouse gas that is 23 times more potent than CO2. By diverting all of the methane-producing waste from landfills and displacing imported fossil fuel-based power, Plasco Energy Group Inc. actually reduces overall greenhouse gas emissions. Here’s how the reductions add up:

Displacing Coal (e.g. Imported Power from Alberta)

One tonne of waste converted and sold as electricity produces

• 0.6 tonnes of gross CO₂ emissions from the engines that drive the generators, and avoids
• 0.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent that would otherwise occur in landfill with gas capture
• 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ that would have been released to generate the equivalent amount of power from imported fossil fuels

In total, one tonne of waste processed will result in a net reduction in greenhouse gases equal to 1.1 tonnes of CO₂.

Displacing Natural Gas Boiler Power (e.g. Power from Burrard Thermal)

One tonne of waste converted and sold as electricity produces

• 0.6 tonnes of gross CO2 emissions from the engines that drive the generators, and avoids
• 0.5 tonnes of CO2 equivalent that would otherwise occur in landfill with gas capture
• 0.7 tonnes of CO2 that would have been released to generate the equivalent amount of power from natural gas boiler power

In total, one tonne of waste processed will result in a net reduction in greenhouse gases equal to 0.6 tonnes of CO2.

Compared to other renewable energy sources, Plasco maximizes the potential of garbage to further address climate change.