Pre-feasibility study of using the circulating fliud bed (CFB) waste-to-energy technology in Mexico City

Waste generation in Mexico is growing at 3.3% per year, as the economy is expanding and population is increasing. Mexico City, the country’s capital, is one of the largest megalopolis in the world with a population of over 20 million.

by Andres Estrada Wiechers

 The City’s waste management has started to move away from landfilling and the objective of this thesis was to determine whether the Circulating Fluid Bed (CFB) Waste-to-Energy (WTE) technology could play a role in the management of the municipal solid waste (MSW) of the City and the country in the near future.  The City has decreased landfilling from 93% in 2007 to 44% in 2012, while increasing composting and informal recycling. Composting now treats nearly half of the organic fraction of the waste and 17% of the total MSW. The sale and use of the larger production of compost are still problems to be solved. However, the compost produced is proven to be a high quality product meeting the required standards.

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published: Columbia University Earth Engineering Center, 1|2015
Keywords: Policy Tax Instruments, Mexico
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