It would seem to me that if they just place the P2O processors at the NYC collection points this will solve NY's problems having to pay for transportation of the waste plastics to landfills, tipping fees (even though they are supposed to be able to get big bucks / ton for plastic) and other costs. They must be incredibly stupid there since they can get so much money for the plastic and they are just trucking it many miles to be burried.
How many landfills to they have to fill to capacity before they decide its worthwhile? Well I guess they could load up some rockets and launch them into the sun or something.
I wonder how much they would save in fuel costs since they would be able to buy the fuel from the process (at a discount)to power their trucks for collection?
It seems to me P2O would work for NY!
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NYC currently recycles approximately 1.45 million tons of MSW and combusts with energy recovery another 0.55 million tons. The bulk of the MSW - approximately 5.45 million tons - is transported via trucks, train, and barge to out-of-state landfills in Virginia, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Although landfilling is comparatively cheaper than other waste management practices, it has become increasingly more expensive because local landfill space is sparse and NYC waste has to consequently travel farther distances to be landfilled. The NYC Office of Management and Budget projects that, in the next few years, the cost of landfilling for NYC for residential and institutional waste will increase by nearly 50% (from $305 million in 2013 to $450 million in 2016). Landfilling is not a sustainable long-term waste management solution because it has negative environmental impacts and the land available for landfill use is limited. Specifically, landfilling is estimated to generate 26 million tons of CO2 emissions per year and to destroy 140 acres of green field space per year.
