GVRD Waste-to-Energy Facility
Location
5150 Riverbend Dr.
Burnaby, BC
Canada
Certifications & Awards
Project Team
- Responsible Parties: Montenay Inc., GVRD, Stothert Engineering, Lex Engineering, Norpac Controls Ltd., Norampac Inc., BC Hydro
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Summary
Key Sustainability Features
- Incinerate Solid Waste, generate steam and sold to adjacent paper recycling mill
- Uses 250,000 tonnes of municipal waste per year
- Produces 15 MW of electricity a year
The Greater Vancouver Regional District’s Wasteto- Energy Facility (WTEF) was built in 1988 to incinerate over 20% of the region’s solid waste. An environmental leader from the start, it was the second facility of its kind in North America to be certified under the ISO 14001 standard for environmental management. More than a simple incinerator, it generates steam, much of which is then sold to the adjacent Norampac paper recycling mill.
In 2001, engineers further improved the facility by retrofitting the mill to generate electricity from its surplus steam. This electricity is sold to an electrical utility.
This post was imported from the 'Greater Vancouver Green Guide', it's part of the 'Green Guide Portal' to the Green Building Brain.
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