An average person can generate up to 1 kilo of garbage per day, multiplied by every inhabitant of the earth, that's a huge amount of waste. And a good percentage of These wastes are non-biodegradable, harming the planet. But Ethiopia has made great progress in converting leftovers into energy thanks to the Reppie Waste to Energy Project.
What began as a plan is now a reality. It all started in 2014, at the Koshe landfill in the city of Addis Ababa. With 50 years under their belt, it covered a little over 30 football fields. So, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Then Reppie Waste to Energy Project was born, which would be a waste to energy project.
As a result of being the only garbage dump for so long, it grew along with the number of residents, creating a health problem due to its fairly central location in the town.
Besides, At the beginning of 2017, an accident took the lives of more than a hundred people. Who They earned their living by rummaging through garbage as recyclersThis fact caused the government to take action on the matter.
30% of the electrical needs are covered by Reppie
The construction of the Reppie facility had an estimated cost of $118 million.. Starting last January of this year 2018. Which processes about 1,400 tons of garbage daily, that equivalent to 80% of waste generated by the city.
This way, The heat produced by the incineration of waste is used to heat water.. Thus, they obtain steam, allowing a turbine to be moved, generating 30% of the energy consumed in the city's homes.
It is worth noting, This cutting-edge technology allows combustion to occur without releasing toxic metals into the environment.. This allows compliance with European standards for atmospheric gas emissions.
This was an initiative of the companies Cambridge Industries Limited, Singapore, Ramboll Danish company, and China National Electric Engineering in conjunction with the Ethiopian government. Being the first of its kind in AfricaThis consortium wants to project facilities of this kind to the main cities of the continent.
Benefits to society
The Reppie plant brings multiple benefits to society, in such a way that reduces CO₂ and methane emissions into the environment. In turn, rwill recover more than 30 million liters of water from the garbage, which ends up contaminating the health.
In addition, with the ash produced by the incineration of garbage, approximately will occur 3 million blocks per year. What would they be? used in the construction of homes and buildingsWithout a doubt, by investing in the production of sustainable and ecological construction materials.
Finally, Scientists indicate that this plant is equivalent to planting 900 thousand trees per year.Clearly, these are several positive aspects in the fight against global warming, which is affecting our planet.
It's time to make changes to take care of our planet, and Reppie promises to help us. And you? What other project do you know that is helping the environment?
Image: Cambridge Industries
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