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HAITI INCINERATOR PROJECT

An independent study, peer-reviewed by the Royal Society in 2004, had found that although “incineration has been criticized for presenting health risks, however health risks from waste incineration are ‘small’ in relation to other known risks.” And “recovering energy from waste is much better than land filling it, which results in higher greenhouse gas emissions (primarily methane).Also....energy recovered from biodegradable waste offsets fossil fuel use in conventional power generation. It is safe to say modern technology has made it possible for all incinerators now to meet strict Waste Incineration Directive standards for pollution control."

'HCDP is aware that the regulations for incineration systems vary from country to counrty. Therefore it is important, as the configuration of the system would depend on this. See INCINER8 International website for more information about the incinerator system.

Haiti remains one of the least-developed countries in the Western Hemisphere (along with Bolivia). Comparative social and economic indicators show Haiti falling behind other low-income developing countries (particularly in the hemisphere) since the 1980s. Haiti now ranks 154th of 177 countries in the UN’s Human Development Index (2006). According to the CIA World Factbook, about 80% of the population lives in poverty. Haiti is the only country on both American continents, which is on the WHO list of Least Developed Countries.

© Rémi Kaupp, CC-BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons

As you will see in one of the pictures, burning the trash in the street is an attempt to incinerate the trash the only way the people know how. To use an incinerator to properly burn the trash rather than in the street will be more sanitary, safer and better for the environment and the people who have to breathe the fume of burnt waste in the open air.

To summarize, HCDP needs support to conduct:

* Study of local regulations and requirements for waste disposal
* Land requirement
* Plant/facility design
* Manpower
* Training
* Quantity of trash to be processes a day
* Generators to address the problem of electricity

For more information, contact:
Carline Seide-Murphy
PO Box 35
Niverville, NY 12130
Phone: (518)784-4395
Cell: (518)366-2551

Donations may be sent to:
Haitian Community Development Project, Inc. Waste Incineration Project
Acct.# 790 009 3019, ABA # 222 370 44-0
C/O First Niagara Bank, Valatie Branch
2938 Rt.9, P.O.
Box 744, Valatie, NY 12184
Phone: (518)758-6911

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