In 2019 Esquimalt council committed to a 30% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050.
To help meet this challenge, Esquimalt plans to eliminate all waste going to the Hartland Landfill by gasifying 91% of its waste stream which is not recycled.
Gasifiers heat waste at high temperatures and create a form of gas which can be used for heating. The heat would be piped to the town centre where is would be fed onto a district heating loop for a number of buildings.
Although Esquimalt would become one of the first communities in North America to meet the zero waste goal, there are numerous cities in Europe and Asia that use gasifiers to manage their waste.
When operational the gasiifier would reduce GHGs by 12% equivalent to taking 970 cars off the roads.
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