R3 signs deal to offer alternative to landfills

January 27, 2011

R3 Environmental, a waste resource management company in Wilmington, N.C., has signed an agreement with New Hanover County, N.C., to build a zero-waste trash system. It is the first of its kind in the nation and will not only divert trash from the landfill, but mine the existing landfill and reclaim the land.

The new facility will sort the county’s trash, filter recyclables, and convert the remaining organic matter into reusable biomass fuel. This is a new technology for the U.S., but much of it is common in many places around the world.

Construction of the facility is scheduled to begin in early 2011, with full operation expected by 2012.