The waste-to-energy myth

By Rigoberto D. Tiglao

Jul 12, 2024 12:14 am

LABELING waste-to-energy (WTE) as renewable and clean energy is arguably the biggest falsehood perpetrated in advocating for this method of power generation through incineration. Advocates claim it solves the world's waste disposal issues, but it's time to expose the truth.

Unlike sunlight, wind or other natural sources of energy, garbage is inherently not renewable. It is simply waste — a by-product of human activities, encompassing food waste, plastics, scrap metal and toxic substances.

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