WBH Process

4E model based Special Waste Management

Waste Black Hole Process
  • The route - The connection scheme of integration between technological, human and natural resources.
  • The result - The symbol of practical commitment to local empowerment and impact reduction on our natural surroundings.
  • The belief - "What we do counts more than who we are".
Process
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WBH® (Waste Black Hole) is an integrated macro process powered by biomass for the definitive inert confinement of special and hazardous waste. The process, which uses animal organic residues as its primary energy source, makes use of appropriate technological solutions made particularly effective thanks to the use of some special components. All residues resulting from waste treatment are incorporated within glass discs formed using the energy produced by the same process, without any further contribution. The size of the discs and their colors may vary according to the waste incorporated. Therefore, in addition to the possible production of thermoelectric energy (convenient only with larger plant sizes), a product called WALT® is obtained, a tree of light ("shining tower of inert waste") formed by concentric glass discs, completely inert and useful for urban furnishings, even in the suburbs, because it is illuminated from the inside with light effects that create a pleasant visual result. WBH® and WALT® prevent special and hazardous waste from coming into direct contact with the environment in concentrated form because they ensure that non-recyclable harmful substances are confined and gradually disposed of over a very long time, allowing their dispersion without risk and eco-destructive alterations. The process and the product can help reduce deposits in landfills and become a symbol of the concrete commitment of institutions and individual citizens for environmental protection.

The model - The social energy

4E - A method for the global assessment of useful energy. Energy is a fundamental element of nature and its quality can be assessed in different ways but not always some important aspects are put in the right evidence - such as the regional typicality, the degree of energy demand satisfaction or employment increase determined by useful energy production technology – which instead must be the basis of governmental energy policies (incentives for installation and production, development models and management of distribution networks, etc.). The proposed method is a modest contribution to the debate through a quantitative approach to the overall evaluation of energy for useful planning that is attentive to social needs and environmentally friendly.