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New York City has enormous quantities of solid waste and sewage 

 sludge. Handling it is admittedly a problem, but not an 

 insurmountable one. The city's demand for heating and cooling 

 systems is also enormous. A significant portion of the heating and 

 cooling load could be transferred to boiler systems using solid 

 wastes and sewage sludge -as feedstocks. This technology is 

 practical, feasible, and would reduce dependence on fuel oil. 



There are examples of this technology at work in the State of 

 New York. The Eastman Kodak facility in Rochester is an example of 

 co-combustion of solid wastes and sewage sludge, and good planning 

 and execution of this technology. The solid wastes produced by the 

 sprawling Kodak facility are used as fuel to produce steam for the 

 plant's production needs. The flue gases from combustion of solid 

 wastes are used to dry the sewage sludge generated by Kodak's 

 wastewater treatment plant. The dried sludge is mixed with the 

 solid wastes and fed to the boiler system. 



New York City could design similar systems that would dispose 

 of solid waste and sludge in a cost effective manner. In Delaware, 

 the average family will pay approximately 25 cents per day for 

 sewage sludge and solid waste disposal. For that price, our 

 residues are disposed of using environmentally safe methods and 

 without the threat of harm to the land or ocean environment of 

 neighboring states. 



