Which provides more economic development benefits to a community: waste-to-energy (WTE) systems, or regional landfills? WTE systems have the potential to strengthen local economic development initiatives.

• Providing high quality and high paying jobs that cannot be outsourced
• Providing businesses and industries with long-term economical waste management services
• Keeping waste management expenditures in the local community
• Using recoverable energy from waste to provide renewable power
• Recovering additional recyclables from ash residue to support local manufacturing