Visit of Senior Environmental Officer from
Yesterday the 2nd of June we had a visit from an environmental officer from Cork County Council, Nick Bond. He came to our classroom to take a look at our project and talk to us about the M.B.T. Mr Bond said that he went to see an M.B.T in Germany and Cork County Council planned on building one in Cork but their customer numbers dropped and they sold their waste collection business.
He explained about landfill and waste management and what we can do to help our planet and reduce climate change. He was very impressed with our project. He thought it was a good idea to use our solid fuel recovery to power our drying room and heaters. We explained that after anaerobic digestion, the MBT produces Methane. This can generate electricity. After incineration the ash can be reused for cement and roads. He also told us that we import 6 billion euros worth of oil from south
We learnt about how the M.B.T can help with the recession by providing jobs for our fellow Irish people. It is also cheaper than bringing your rubbish to a landfill as it would only be 45 euro to treat for a tonne of rubbish. At the moment, it costs € a tonne to send rubbish to Landfill. Mr. Bond told us about the w.e.e.e ( waste electrical electronic equipment ). after that he looked at the model of the M.B.T and was amazed by the detail of the project .He also told us that brown nappies biodegrade better than white nappies. We asked him questions Like:
How can you make a landfill site into a green park? He said that a thick plastic layer is placed over the rubbish and gases. Then the grass is placed over the plastic and trees are planted.
Could you make the bottle hill site into a M.B.T? He explained that you can but with the recession that it would cost too much.
Where does all your oil from your restraunt go? He told us that a company takes it away and turn it into biodiesel.
Overall we enjoyed our visit from nick bond and have learnt a lot of facts about waste and landfill.
