Grand Rapids is helping to protect the Environment
Trash, yuck! Nobody wants to talk about what happens to it after it gets to the curb for pick up. But the Environmental Protection Agency reported that the United States produces approximately 220 million tons of garbage each year. This is enough to cover the entire state of Texas, twice! So what is our individual contribution to that number? The average person creates just over 4 pounds of waste a day. That equals 1569.5 pounds per person per year. Grand Rapids, Michigan wanted to be more responsible about their waste removal and energy conservation efforts.
For over twenty years, Commercial Waste Collection Grand Rapids, along with Industrial Waste Disposal Grand Rapids, has worked to improve their methods of collecting and disposing of waste materials. Additionally, being more “green” – eco friendly – is now a trend and more people are getting on board with how they can do their part to protect the environment, especially when it comes to waste management.
In 1988, Kent County started to put together plans for a facility that would incinerate waste rather than have it continue to be dumped in the local landfill. The $90 million Waste-to-Energy Facility located at 950 Market Avenue in Downtown Grand Rapids paid off the mortgage to its building last year and customers in the area have seen a drop in their garbage-collection bills as a result. Since opening their doors in 1990, the plant has processed over 3.8 million tons of waste. This has reduced the volume of the waste material by 90 percent and the weight of the waste material by 75 percent. Another way the plant is eco-friendly is that it generates enough electricity on a daily basis to meet the needs of 16,000 homes – equal to the size of Grandville and Walker combined.
Commercial Waste Removal Grand Rapids has kept millions of tons of waste out of the ground and has turned it into energy. The plant does not emit methane, but rather the ash that is created from burning the waste is mixed with water and turns into a concrete-like material that is put into a separate landfill, and because it is stable, it won’t contaminate the groundwater. Some countries even use the concrete-like material to construct roads. But the effort to conserve and have better waste collection practices doesn’t end with Commercial and Industrial Waste Management companies.
The Michigan Recycling Coalition works hard to help bring awareness of local bills and policies that are being considered so that the public can stand up for what is best for the environment and make their voices heard to politicians. Through conferences, trainings, newsletters, and online notifications, the MRC keeps the public informed and offers opportunities for involvement. The MRC and GR waste collection services are helping to make recycling and “green” waste removal the norm for the citizens of the greater Grand Rapids area.
http://www.rosendall-disposal.com/ is a commercial waste collection Grand Rapids Company protecting environment through Industrial Waste Management.
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