The City of Edmonton, Canada is upping the ante on the percentage of its waste that’s converted into other materials – from 60% to 90% (a world-leading level). The company Enerkem has developed technology to aggregate, sort, and clean municipal waste and convert it into methanol. Instead of $90 per ton to landfill the waste, Enerkem can convert waste to methanol for $45 per ton AND make methanol at a competitive margin (approx $1.50 per gallon, which can effectively compete with corn ethanol, according to Enerkem’s CEO).

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