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Green Works Government
 Sustainable
Infrastructure
Reclaimed Water - In 2011, Orlando
reached 95% reuse of its waste water, most likely the highest rate in
the entire county.
Recycling - 38% of garbage
collected in Orlando was recycled in the past year. In total, 150,098
tons were recycled, an overall tonnage decrease due to the economic
slowdown.
Sustainable Materials Facility -
By 2014, Orlando will possess what is potentially the most innovative
waste water plant in the world. Orlando intends to showcase
economically-viable and environmentally-friendly methods to process
waste both to reduce its footprint and cost, and to demonstrate these
technologies to other municipal leaders. Specifically, the plant will
possess the following:
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Reclaimed water processing (complete)
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Super
Critical Sludge Oxidation Plant This process converts waste
water sludge into clean water, electricity, and hot water for
6,000 homes. The pilot unit came online in Summer 2011.
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Anaerobic Digestion
Prior to super critical, methane will be extracted from the
sludge to generate electricy. The City hopes to begin
construction on the energy recovery in 2013.
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Ethanol Production The City is also exploring the harvesting of
cattails grown at another waste water facility to create ethanol.
Currently the cattails must be burned two times per year.
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Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Gasification one of the first MSW
gasification plants in the U.S. The plant will collect recyclables
and then gasify the remaining material into synthesis gases that
will be used for electricity generation or transportation fuels (RFP
will tentatively be issued in October 2013)
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Solar Power the City is also
studying several solar installations. The first will occur on the
Citys Fleet garage and have at least 400 kilowatts of installed
capacity (enough to power 45 single-family houses).
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