Energy Recovery Case Study: City of Edmonton

The City of Edmonton has a population of around 800,000. It currently converts over 60 per cent
of its municipal solid waste into saleable products. Approximately 45,000 tonnes of materials are
recycled, 70,000 tonnes are sold as compost and 95,000 tonnes are landfilled. The lack of
available landfill space, and failure to locate a new landfill site, has led to increased need for
additional diversion processes. A proposed new pre-processing facility and biofuels plant to be
commissioned in 2011 will increase diversion to 90 per cent and will include virtually all nonrecycled
residual plastics.