Current Events > Toronto garbage trucks to be powered by the very garbage that they collect.

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UnfairRepresent 11/03/19 5:11:35 PM #1:	All of the garbage trucks in Toronto will soon be powered by the biogas produced from the very trash they collect. Toronto is set to be one of the first cities in North America to launch such an initiative, thanks to the their newly-constructed Dufferin Solid Waste Management Facility. Starting in March 2020, the citys fleet of garbage trucks will collect all of the organic waste and flood scraps from the Toronto Green Bins and bring them to the facility for processing. The facility will then use anaerobic digesters to capture all of the biogas produced by the waste and transform it into renewable natural gas (RNG). After the scraps are dropped off at the facility, the citys 170 garbage trucks can then immediately fill up their fuel tanks with RNG before heading out to collect more trash. According to city officials, RNG is also less expensive and more environmentally friendly than fossil fuels such as diesel. Once injected into the natural gas pipeline, it can be used to fuel vehicles or provide electricity or heat to homes and businesses. RNG generated from food waste is actually considered carbon-negative, because the reduction in emissions by not extracting and burning petroleum-based fuel, and the emissions avoided by not sending organics to landfill, exceed the direct emissions associated with the production and use of RNG. Reports say that 10% of greenhouse gas emissions in Toronto are generated by garbage, primarily food waste. Now, estimates suggest that the Dufferin facility will produce approximately 3.2 million cubic meters of RNG per year, which will save roughly 9,000 tonnes of CO2 from ending up in the atmosphere. This closed-loop system is just one of the citys four pre-planned waste-to-RNG production schemes for the coming years. Full Article: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/toronto-garbage-trucks-powered-by-biogas-from-food-scraps/ https://i.imgur.com/hl9NcvE.png Neat --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgtc.com/i/bHqCLJF.png https://i.imgtc.com/YnvkpvU.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:929618212] in Toronto ga... [t:78132153]...</cite> <quote>All of the garbage trucks in Toronto will soon be powered by the biogas produced from the very trash they collect. Toronto is set to be one of the first cities in North America to launch such an initiative, thanks to the their newly-constructed Dufferin Solid Waste Management Facility. Starting in March 2020, the citys fleet of garbage trucks will collect all of the organic waste and flood scraps from the Toronto Green Bins and bring them to the facility for processing. The facility will then use anaerobic digesters to capture all of the biogas produced by the waste and transform it into renewable natural gas (RNG). After the scraps are dropped off at the facility, the citys 170 garbage trucks can then immediately fill up their fuel tanks with RNG before heading out to collect more trash. According to city officials, RNG is also less expensive and more environmentally friendly than fossil fuels such as diesel. Once injected into the natural gas pipeline, it can be used to fuel vehicles or provide electricity or heat to homes and businesses. RNG generated from food waste is actually considered carbon-negative, because the reduction in emissions by not extracting and burning petroleum-based fuel, and the emissions avoided by not sending organics to landfill, exceed the direct emissions associated with the production and use of RNG. Reports say that 10% of greenhouse gas emissions in Toronto are generated by garbage, primarily food waste. Now, estimates suggest that the Dufferin facility will produce approximately 3.2 million cubic meters of RNG per year, which will save roughly 9,000 tonnes of CO2 from ending up in the atmosphere. This closed-loop system is just one of the citys four pre-planned waste-to-RNG production schemes for the coming years. Full Article: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/toronto-garbage-trucks-powered-by-biogas-from-food-scraps/ https://i.imgur.com/hl9NcvE.png Neat</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shablagoo 11/03/19 5:13:21 PM #2:	Holy shit, I didnt realize this technology existed. My Dad was a garbageman. That garbagelady isnt really dressed appropriately for the job. --- "Bond, you can't just blame everything bad in the world on the government" -wiiking96 "why cant I?" -Bond_543 <cite>Shablagoo posted [p:929618292] in Toronto ga... [t:78132153]...</cite> <quote>Holy shit, I didnt realize this technology existed. My Dad was a garbageman. That garbagelady isnt really dressed appropriately for the job.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SiO4 11/03/19 5:14:58 PM #3:	Shablagoo posted... That garbagelady isnt really dressed appropriately for the job. Umm, that skirt suggests the gender is yet to be determined. --- "Whatever the reason you're on Mars, I'm glad you're there, and I wish I was with you." ~Carl Sagan. Currently playing: Flight Simulator X.~PC <cite>SiO4 posted [p:929618370] in Toronto ga... [t:78132153]...</cite> <quote>Shablagoo posted...</cite> <quote>That garbagelady isnt really dressed appropriately for the job.</quote> Umm, that skirt suggests the gender is yet to be determined.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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UnfairRepresent 11/04/19 3:22:28 AM #5:	Wherethisfeom posted... Looks like Toronto found out the secret to infinite power. lol --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgtc.com/i/bHqCLJF.png https://i.imgtc.com/YnvkpvU.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:929639259] in Toronto ga... [t:78132153]...</cite> <quote>Wherethisfeom posted...</cite> <quote>Looks like Toronto found out the secret to infinite power.</quote> lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 11/04/19 4:20:53 AM #6:	https://i.imgur.com/EDM3vmX.png --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:929640114] in Toronto ga... [t:78132153]...</cite> <quote>https://i.imgur.com/EDM3vmX.png</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pinky0926 11/04/19 4:32:36 AM #7:	So what you're saying is, Back to the Future 2 wasn't that silly? --- CE's Resident Scotsman. https://imgur.com/ILz2ZbV <cite>pinky0926 posted [p:929640296] in Toronto ga... [t:78132153]...</cite> <quote>So what you're saying is, Back to the Future 2 wasn't that silly?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 11/04/19 8:36:20 AM #8:	Garioshi posted... https://i.imgur.com/EDM3vmX.png You tried --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgtc.com/i/bHqCLJF.png https://i.imgtc.com/YnvkpvU.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:929644769] in Toronto ga... [t:78132153]...</cite> <quote>Garioshi posted...</cite> <quote>https://i.imgur.com/EDM3vmX.png</quote> You tried</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Perascamin 11/04/19 8:38:08 AM #9:	Does this artificial gas still create greenhouse emissions? --- I've grown. <cite>Perascamin posted [p:929644809] in Toronto ga... [t:78132153]...</cite> <quote>Does this artificial gas still create greenhouse emissions? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 11/04/19 8:46:17 AM #10:	My only concern is what will it all smell like, but otherwise I embrace this doc brown future. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:929645031] in Toronto ga... [t:78132153]...</cite> <quote>My only concern is what will it all smell like, but otherwise I embrace this doc brown future.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 11/04/19 9:30:18 AM #11:	Perascamin posted... Does this artificial gas still create greenhouse emissions? yes --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgtc.com/i/bHqCLJF.png https://i.imgtc.com/YnvkpvU.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:929646219] in Toronto ga... [t:78132153]...</cite> <quote>Perascamin posted...</cite> <quote>Does this artificial gas still create greenhouse emissions? </quote> yes</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
coderevolution 11/04/19 9:39:47 AM #12:	`Wonder how many trucks could run off your garbage topics.` <cite>coderevolution posted [p:929646512] in Toronto ga... [t:78132153]...</cite> <quote>Wonder how many trucks could run off your garbage topics.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shablagoo 11/04/19 9:41:35 AM #13:	coderevolution posted... `Wonder how many trucks could run off your garbage topics.` oh ho ho ho ho hoh xD --- "Bond, you can't just blame everything bad in the world on the government" -wiiking96 "why cant I?" -Bond_543 <cite>Shablagoo posted [p:929646578] in Toronto ga... [t:78132153]...</cite> <quote>coderevolution posted...</cite> <quote>Wonder how many trucks could run off your garbage topics.</quote> oh ho ho ho ho hoh xD</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eston 11/04/19 9:46:41 AM #14:	But what happens if you try to get some RNG but then the nozzle misses even though you had a 97% chance of hitting? --- http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i215/estonc/grizzly_bear_chairs_2.jpg https://imgur.com/8kjZU <cite>eston posted [p:929646769] in Toronto ga... [t:78132153]...</cite> <quote>But what happens if you try to get some RNG but then the nozzle misses even though you had a 97% chance of hitting?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 11/04/19 9:49:23 AM #15:	Now you're thinking with portals. --- 53 LIII 0b110101 p16 0x35 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:929646866] in Toronto ga... [t:78132153]...</cite> <quote>Now you're thinking with portals.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
treewojima 11/04/19 9:55:24 AM #16:	UnfairRepresent posted... Perascamin posted... Does this artificial gas still create greenhouse emissions? yes but less than if the trucks were to burn their traditional diesel or CNG and let the methane from the garbage vent to atmosphere like it'd normally do <cite>treewojima posted [p:929647047] in Toronto ga... [t:78132153]...</cite> <quote>UnfairRepresent posted...</cite> <quote> Perascamin posted...</cite> <quote> Does this artificial gas still create greenhouse emissions? </quote> yes</quote> but less than if the trucks were to burn their traditional diesel or CNG and let the methane from the garbage vent to atmosphere like it'd normally do</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 11/04/19 9:59:45 AM #17:	treewojima posted... UnfairRepresent posted... Perascamin posted... Does this artificial gas still create greenhouse emissions? yes but less than if the trucks were to burn their traditional diesel or CNG and let the methane from the garbage vent to atmosphere like it'd normally do yes --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgtc.com/i/bHqCLJF.png https://i.imgtc.com/YnvkpvU.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:929647204] in Toronto ga... [t:78132153]...</cite> <quote>treewojima posted...</cite> <quote>UnfairRepresent posted...</cite> <quote> Perascamin posted...</cite> <quote> Does this artificial gas still create greenhouse emissions? </quote> yes</quote> but less than if the trucks were to burn their traditional diesel or CNG and let the methane from the garbage vent to atmosphere like it'd normally do</quote> yes</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
awesome999 11/04/19 10:02:39 AM #18:	Perascamin posted... Does this artificial gas still create greenhouse emissions? Well, CO2 is a much less potent greenhouse gas than methane and water will just fall as rain. So yes, I think it'll be overall better for the environment to burn the biogas than to let it into the atmosphere I'm assuming biogas is all methane although it also contains stuff like H2S and whatever --- Resident pics asker, hard truths sayer, tough love giver lmfao! "That cat looks like it'll steal my b****." -Kitt <cite>awesome999 posted [p:929647300] in Toronto ga... [t:78132153]...</cite> <quote>Perascamin posted...</cite> <quote>Does this artificial gas still create greenhouse emissions? </quote> Well, CO2 is a much less potent greenhouse gas than methane and water will just fall as rain. So yes, I think it'll be overall better for the environment to burn the biogas than to let it into the atmosphere I'm assuming biogas is all methane although it also contains stuff like H2S and whatever</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spudger 11/04/19 10:04:33 AM #19:	coderevolution posted... `Wonder how many trucks could run off your garbage topics.` hiyooooooooo --- -Only dead fish swim with the current http://error1355.com/ce/spudger.html <cite>spudger posted [p:929647359] in Toronto ga... [t:78132153]...</cite> <quote>coderevolution posted...</cite> <quote>Wonder how many trucks could run off your garbage topics.</quote> hiyooooooooo</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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