Burning Garbage and Land Disposal
In Rural Alaska
A Publication for Small Alaskan Communities Considering Incineration and Energy Recovery
Prepared by:
State of Alaska
Alaska Energy Authority
Alaska Department of
Environmental Conservation
May 2004
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Burning Garbage and Land Disposal in Rural Alaska, a Publication for Small Alaskan
Communities Considering Incineration and Energy Recovery was prepared and produced by the
Alaska Energy Authority and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.
This publication had help and support from the following contributors:
1.
Alaska Energy Authority (AEA/AIDEA) supplied expertise and oversight in the
production of this publication. AEA also contributed financial support for a Small Direct
Waste Combustor Database 2000.
2.
The authors are grateful for funding support from the U.S. Department of Energy's
(USDOE) Pacific Regional Biomass Energy Program through grant #DE-FG51-
02R021317. This support does not constitute an endorsement by USDOE of the
publication's content.
3.
University of Alaska, under RSA from AEA, developed raw data for the Small Direct
Waste Combustor Database 2000.
4.
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s (ADEC) Solid Waste and Air
Quality Programs provided input regarding compliance and permitting. Special thanks
are given to Doug Buteyn and Leslie Simmons of the ADEC Solid Waste Program for
their help in editing this publication and Bill Walker of the ADEC Air Quality Program
for his assistance on air quality issues.
This publication can be accessed on-line at the following addresses:
Alaska Energy Authority
http://www.aidea.org/aea.htm
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Environmental Health
Solid Waste Program
http://www.state.ak.us/dec/eh/sw/index.htm
Prepared on May 2004 by:
-- Bert E. Emswiler MPH REHS, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
-- Peter M. Crimp, Alaska Energy Authority
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