Aquatera Utilities inc., a water, wastewater, and Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) company, is seeking solutions to convert municipal solid waste (MSW) (…), including organics and possibly sludge, into revenue generation or cost-reducing end-products. Aquatera manages and recovers over 70,000 tonnes of MSW annually. Through their existing operations, Aquatera already leverages landfill gas fields to power and heat their adjacent water & wastewater treatment plant and is looking to expand its ability to leverage its own and possibly other partners’ MSW in an economically beneficial and socially responsible manner.

Two distinct approaches are being considered.

1) Aquatera landfill solution: Aquatera’s landfill is uniquely located adjacent to their water and wastewater treatment plant which currently has on-site expandable combined heat and power. With excess land space, and > 70,000 tonnes of MSW / year this site could provide synergies not found with typical landfills.

2) Regional solution: Aquatera has and is considering a regional approach where > 250,000 tonnes MSW /year could be available. In addition to MSW partnerships, industrial companies, who require the “end product” have expressed interest in WtE partnerships.

Existing WtE projects in Alberta and the rest of Canada have seen challenges with waste sorting being cited as a main driver to cost overruns and operational issues. With this in mind, waste sorting will be a key focal point when evaluating potential solutions and submission should be tailored accordingly.

Link to the opportunity: https://lcbacanada.com/2022/06/30/solid-municipal-waste-management-i-aquatera-utilities-inc/ 

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