Waste facility sizes and scales
New facilities can be divided into four principal groups; community facilities such as bring sites; small sheds; bigger sheds with or without tanks and pipe work etc; and large scale developments such as energy from waste (EfW) plants. The scale of the development will be a function of many variables, including the requirements of the waste strategy the size of waste catchment and local needs.
PRINCIPLES IN PRACTICE Isseane, Paris
What is it? ■ A major new Energy from Waste (CHP) and recycling facility in the centre of Paris next to the River Seine. Design Features ■ Combined electricity (52MW) and Thermal (Hot Water) for 79,000 homes. ■ A bold approach to constructing a new waste management facility within a high density urban area. ■ Scale and visual impact reduced by burying the facility 30m below ground, leaving 21m above ground. ■ Incorporates a 'natural' green roof. ■ Unusual technical solution for plant emissions has led to a very low profile (5m) stack height.
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