Made in 1975 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or EPA, “Trash to Kilowatts” shows an experimental project in St. Louis, Missouri where trash is incinerated to produce electricity. The experiment began in May, 1972, and the film shows how trash is compressed, ferrous metals are removed using magnets, and the remains pulverized and added to fossil fuels at a generating plant. The Merrimack Electric Plant seen at 4:30, was run by Union Electric, and according to the film six tons of coal was eliminated from the power plant as a result of the addition of the garbage. Unfortunately the experiment was short lived, as numerous problems including financial overruns were encountered and by 1976 the experiment was ended.

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