Arrow Ecology’s trash-to-energy technology goes live this July in Sydney, Australia after the firm won a $50 million tender to fit out the Municipal Solid Waste processing facility with its ArrowBio technology, which treats and utilizes 90% of trash using hydro-mechanical and biological techniques to produce methane and subsequently electricity. Additional by-products are also released for utilization by external recycling plants. Says Arrow CEO Yair Zadik:

“Everybody who’s inspected the system so far says it’s the best in the world, in price and in produced quality…. that facility will change the future of garbage in Australia.”

Another Israeli firm operating in the “landifill gas” sector is Ren Waste whose technology generates ethanol, electricity and potable water as well as other minor products from municipal waste. Ren Waste claims its technology separates and sorts 98% of all waste classes.

Further Reading:
- [20 May 08] There’s gold in them thar garbage bags, Ha’aretz