II. WAS Te
CARBON ENERGY
PRODUCED BY TRASH
Carbon content of
plastics such as polyethylene (e.g.,
detergent bottles):
80% to 85%
Carbon content of
pure biomass (e.g.,
paper, sawdust, yard
clippings): 46% to 48%
Carbon content of
mixed municipal waste
(catalogs, detergent
bottles, leftovers):
48% to 53%
Carbon content
of a sofa: 55%
Carbon content
of glass, copper, or
iron: 0%
III. OUTPUT
TRANSFORMING
TRASH’S CARBON
GAS IN TO FUEL
Anticipated output of
each Enerkem plant in
construction, in gallons
of ethanol, per year:
10 million
Gallons of ethanol
produced by a ton of
detergent bottles:
152 to 162
Gallons of ethanol
produced by a ton of
mixed trash:
95
Gallons of ethanol
produced by a single
sofa:
5. 23
