SB 1383 Compliance Costs More Than the Trucks. The Procurement Rule Is Why.
SB 1383 compliance isn't the green cart. The costly half is the procurement buy-back most California cities never budgeted, and penalties are now live.
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Alex Mardikian
Chief Executive Officer. Chief Executive Officer with 30+ years in manufacturing, deal negotiation, and environmental solutions. Founder and CEO of The Waste Agency, leading waste-to-energy commercialization, bioenergy, and carbon-market strategy, with sustainable-manufacturing ventures at SmartWaste Systems and American Pellet Supply. Writes about the economics, deals, and supply chains that decide whether a waste project actually gets built. Published by Renewable Waste Energy.
PFAS Superfund Liability Is Landing: What the 400 to 800 Percent Leachate Cost Jump Means for Thermal Destruction
EPA's PFOA and PFOS Superfund listing is repricing landfill leachate by 400 to 800 percent. Who pays, who profits, and why thermal destruction wins.
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In US Waste-to-Energy, the Kilowatt-Hour Is the Byproduct. The Gate Fee Is the Product.
US waste-to-energy economics from the public EIA numbers: the gate fee is worth several times the power per ton. Underwrite the tipping fee.
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How Does Waste-to-Energy Project Finance Work? Underwrite the Tipping Fee, Not the Megawatt
Waste to energy project finance sizes debt off the PPA. That's the wrong number: the tipping fee is the only contractual line. Here's how to underwrite it.
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The Plastic Export Ban Comes in Two Stages. Domestic Conversion Capacity Is Only Ready for One.
EU Waste Shipment Regulation 2024/1157 just kicked in. Here's what the 21 November plastic export ban actually does to domestic conversion economics.
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5.1 Million Tonnes a Year: The RDF-Cement-Kiln Economy Nobody Talks About
5.1Mt of refuse-derived fuel cross EU borders yearly - almost all to cement kilns. Specs, RDF market price, chloride failures, and what the data implies through 2027.
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What Thirty Years on the Buying Side Taught Me About Waste-to-Energy Consultants
Thirty years on the buying side: what good waste to energy consulting looks like, the red flags that signal a doomed project, and when to fire the advisor.
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Carbon Credits from Waste-to-Energy: Monetizing Emissions Reductions
Learn how waste-to-energy operators generate carbon credits worth $15-80 per ton CO2 avoided. Practical guide to verification, methodologies, and revenue.
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Waste-to-Energy Plant Costs: Investment, ROI, and Revenue Streams
What waste-to-energy plants cost to build and operate, how revenue from tipping fees, syngas, fuel sales, and carbon credits drives ROI, and what determines project economics.
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Circular Economy: How Waste Becomes a Resource
How circular economy principles transform waste from disposal liability into feedstock for energy, fuel, and industrial materials through closed-loop conversion systems.
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