| The Municipal Solid Waste treatment plant involves mechanical thermal and chemical processing of solid waste for the separation of MSW into in-organic and organic materials and for production of biogas. The purpose of this study is to perform an economic analysis to examine the viability of a Municipal Solid Waste Treatment System (MSWS) in Northern Nevada. A Reno, Nevada company, Comprehensive Resources, Recovery and Reuse, Inc. (CR3), has developed a system design and tested a prototype. However, the economic feasibility of using the CR3 system design in Northern Nevada has not been established. Two scenarios of economic analysis of the four unit plant have been carried out. In the first case, the economic analysis of the plant with biogas production was calculated. In the second case, the economic analysis of the plant without biogas production was carried out. The results indicated that the plant with biogas production is more economically viable than the plant without biogas production. In fact, it is not feasible to operate the plant unless biogas is produced. |
