Phoenix, AZ Leaders Consider New Plans to Keep Plastic, Biowaste Out of LandfillsPhoenix, AZ Leaders Consider New Plans to Keep Plastic, Biowaste Out of Landfills

Phoenix Ariz. leaders are considering plans to help the city reach its zero waste goals by 2050.

The plan will include two research and development projects: one focusing on processing certain hard-to-recycle plastics and the other on processing biosolids and sludge, converting them into products like bio-crude oil and liquid fertilizer.

According to Amanda Jordan, Project Manager, the waste can be converted into biodiesel field and naphtha, which she explains is “the baseline molecular component to convert a plastic back into a plastic, so looking at highest and best use. And biochar, which is a nutrient-dense, rich soil amendment that could be utilized to help remediate lands within Phoenix.”

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