WtERT USA
Host institution:
Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University
The Grove School of Engineering at The City College of New York (CCNY)
Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University
The Grove School of Engineering at The City College of New York (CCNY)
Prof. Marco J. Castaldi, PhD
Council Member, Chair WtERT-USA
University Profile | Google Scholar | Email: mcastaldi@ccny.cuny.edu | Website: http://cclabs.org
- A Quantitative Analysis of the US Materials Flow Methodology and Comparison to the EU Methodology for MSW Statistics – Peer Reviewed Technical Report
- Quantitative Comparison of Life Cycle Assessments of Advanced Recycling Technologies for End-of-Life Plastics – Peer Reviewed Publication
- Quantitative Comparison of LCAs on the Current State of Advanced Recycling Technologies – EEC|CCNY Report
- Available Technology for Co-combustion of Medical Waste in Waste to Energy (WTE) Plants
- Scientific Truth About Waste-to-Energy
- Role of Plastics in Decoupling Municipal Solid Waste and Economic Growth in the U.S.
- The Effects of Non-recycled Plastic (NRP) on Gasification: A Quantitative Assessment
- Technical Feasibility of Zero Waste for Paper and Plastics Wastes
- Gasification of Waste Materials
- Determining an Accurate Heating Value of Non-Recycled Plastics
- Fabric Filter Bag Whitepaper Submitted to EPA
- EPA Final Decision
- Transforming Non-Recyclable Plastics to Fuel Oil Using Thermal Pyrolysis
- A New Thin Layered Structural Coating on a Metal Substrate for Enhanced hydrogen Production from Steam Methane Reforming
- Municipal Solid Waste Diversion from Landfills: Recycling and Waste-to-Energy Facilities
- Mitigation of High Temperature Corrosion in Waste-to-Energy Power Plants
- Food Waste Energy Analysis: Characterizing Energy Content as a Function of Proximate Analysis Factors
- Increasing Transparency and Understanding of Landfill and Energy Recovery Practices in NYC’s Municipal Solid Waste Management System in Driving a Zero Waste Goal (Capstone)
- Thermal Conversion at the Brooklyn Navy Yard: A Proposal for Small-Scale Waste to Energy Gasification (Capstone)
- Using Engineered Fuels as a Substitute for Fossil Fuels in Cement Production
- Utilization of Char from Biomass for Catalytic Applications
- An Integrated Waste-to-Energy Plan for New York City (Capstone)
WtERT USA Activities
Advanced plastics recycling yields climate benefits
Authors: Lauren T. Creadore, Maroc J. Castaldi,
Affiliation: Chemical Engineering Department, City College of New York
Published in: Commisioned by the American Chemistry Council
Chemical recycling, suite of sustainable technologies that transform used plastics into new products that can be recycled again.
Recycling Plastics with Purpose: Prof. Castaldi’s Take in Environmental Forum Debate
WtERT Vice President and Chair of WtERT USA, Prof. Marco […]
The Limits of Zero Waste Policies: Navigating Post-Recycling Realities for Sustainable Waste Management
By Romane Daskal
College of Arts & Science, New York University, NY, USA
WtERT Biennial Conference 2024 – New York, USA
SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT: PUSHING THE FOREFRONT OF INNOVATION
We are pleased […]
The importance of landfill gas capture and utilization in the U.S.
The importance of landfill gas capture and utilization in the […]
Systematic study of the formation and chemical/mineral composition of waste-to-energy (WTE) fly ash
By Yixi Tian*, Nickolas J.Themelis, A.C. (Thanos) Bourtsalas*, Shiho Kawashima, Yuri Gorokhovich
Link to the article in journal
European MBT Plants Study 2022: Materials & Energy Recovery Insights from Six Facilities
By Prof. Nickolas J. Themelis and Prof. A.C. (Thanos) Bourtsalas
Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University, 500 West 120th St., NY, NY 10027, USA
Journal: Waste Management 141 (2022) 79–91 A