How Amazon, American Airlines And Subaru Burn Waste To Make Energy

CNBC published this video item, entitled “How Amazon, American Airlines And Subaru Burn Waste To Make Energy” – below is their description.

Burning waste to make energy is a $10 billion industry in the U.S., and the fastest growing part of the business is waste from big companies like Amazon, Subaru, Quest Diagnostics and American Airlines. They’re part of a growing corporate movement toward “zero landfill” as pressure mounts to reach sustainability requirements. CNBC got an inside look at a waste-to-energy plant where trash is incinerated to power 18,000 homes in northern California.

00:00 — Intro

1:48 — The push for zero landfill

6:01 — How energy recovery works

9:04 — Emissions and toxic ash

12:19 — Follow the money

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