A new modern landfill will better serve Brantley County's waste needs.
A state-of-the-art disposal area, designed and operated according to Subtitle D regulations (federal law that mandates lined and protected landfills), will be used for disaster relief and traditional disposal. The landfill will be constructed above-ground, with adequate separation from the water table, as required by federal and state law. The general design of the landfill will be similar to many disposal facilities in coastal regions. As required by Subtitle D design and operating criteria, the entire footprint will be protected by an impermeable high-density polyethylene (HDPE) liner placed on top of a two foot thick clay liner, and the entire site will be assessed and monitored regularly by licensed professionals.
We will not accept coal ash, fly ash, untreated medical waste or hazardous materials.
TWO VIEWS OF A MODERN ABOVE-GROUND LANDFILL
liner and leachate collection
Waste-to-Energy
It’s more than just a landfill.
The latest technologies and process know-how will enable the Coastal Terrace Green Energy Park to recycle a significant portion of the household solid waste it receives from households in Brantley County and surrounding communities, where appropriate. It will serve as a model for how our everyday waste can be recycled into energy products.
Future operations will include the proposed solid waste handling facility as well as a fuel repository, operating alongside a technology park that will utilize thermal conversion to recycle a large portion of the materials in the landfill. During the past six years, BCDP has invested substantial time and money in research and development, third-party testing, lab analysis and due diligence—all for the purpose of designing a modern landfill with the capacity to recycle a large percentage of its incoming municipal solid waste (MSW) stream.
The general process that will be used is called “thermochemical.” If you ever use the self-cleaning function of your oven, then you have operated a thermochemical reactor. The cleaning cycle of a conventional oven locks the oven door to keep oxygen out, heats the contents of the oven so it’s hot enough to bake food mess into carbon. The result is a clean oven. The same principle, on a commercial scale utilizes an eligible portion of the incoming waste stream, processes it and places it in a particular thermochemical reactor and the outputs include, but are not limited to: heat, syngas and carbon, all of which have value in other manufacturing processes.
Coastal Terrace expects to produce some form of syngas as an end product of a particular thermochemical conversion process. Syngas is a chemical component comprised primarily of carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2). This valuable product is used world-wide in multiple processes such as making wax, gasoline, fuel cells and fertilizer. Thanks to breakthroughs in technology, household waste can now be recycled to make fuels and other products used by consumers. Find out more here.
Glossary
Brantley County Development Partners (BCDP)
A partnership of Georgia investors who have extensive experience with purchasing, managing and operating waste handling facilities.
Coastal Terrace Green Energy Park
A planned green energy park that will house a modern, new landfill, a waste-to-energy processing facility, and other businesses.
EPD
Georgia Environmental Protection Division, a division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
Feedstock
In waste-to-energy processing, any material that is low in moisture and high in energy content is a candidate for thermal conversion. Examples include: mixed recyclables, scrap tires, plastic films, carpet, construction debris.
Gasification
The industrial process that converts feedstock into products useful in manufacturing or other industrial activities.
Industrial park
A public or privately-owned property that is zoned for commercial and light industrial/industrial use. Usually an industrial park will be developed with infrastructure by one owner or partnership, and sub-divided for sale or lease to businesses whose activities would comply with the property’s zoning.
Material recovery facility (MRF)
A private or public business that separates and prepares solid waste to be recycled into energy.
Refuse derived fuel processing facility (RDF)
Usually contiguous to an MRF, it employs sophisticated technologies to convert trash into energy products such as syngas or diesel fuel.
Site suitability letter
An important step in obtaining a permit to build and operate a landfill. It confirms that a specific site meets state requirements for a landfill in terms of elevation, distance from sensitive resources, and hydrology.
Solid waste
Usually refers to the garbage produced by a typical household or business. It does not include hazardous materials that must be disposed of separately, such as paint, batteries, and solvents.
Storm debris
Fibrous trash that results from a storm, tornado or hurricane, usually from downed trees and branches and beach vegetation.
Subtitle D
Federal regulation that require landfills to be lined with thick impermeable liners and operated in a way that is protective of the environment.
Syngas
Short for “synthesis gas,” it is a gas mixture comprised of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and sometimes carbon dioxide. It is used in the synthesis of chemical compounds such as ammonia and alcohols.
Thermochemical process
Similar to the technology found in your self-cleaning over, thermochemical processing bakes waste materials at a high temperature in an anaerobic environment until they become carbon and syngas.
Vegetative buffer
A green area that provides visual and noise protection from the activities of a landfill.
Waste handling facility
A regulated, lined landfill operated by professional facilities managers that accepts various types of waste produced by residents, businesses, construction and industrial activities.
Waste-to-energy
The process that converts certain types of waste into energy in various forms.