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Comprehensive Review of S olid W aste Collection and Disposal Options v2.1 vii 10/22/12 12.5.2.1 Plasma Arc Gasification ................................................................... 172 12.5.2.2 Pyrolysis Plants ................................................................................... 172 12.5.2.3 Anaerobic Digesters .......................................................................... 173 12.6 Benchmark Metrics .................................................................................................................. 174 12.6.1 Summary of Current Town Solid Waste Statistics ............................................. 174 12.6.2 Minimum Waste Throughput Processing Capacity ............................................ 175 12.6.2.1 Waste-to-Energy ............................................................................... 175 12.6.2.2 Waste Conversion ............................................................................. 175 12.6.3 Summary of Readiness for Commercial Operations ......................................... 176 12.6.4 Capital and Operating Costs ............................................................................... 176 12.6.5 Tipping Fee Survey ................................................................................................. 178 12.6.6 Comparison to WTE Fees ....................................................................................... 178 12.6.7 Advantages and Disadvantages .......................................................................... 180 12.7 Recommendations to Position the Town for Potential WTE and WC Technologies .... 181 13.0 Alternative Technologies – Collaboration With Area Institutions ............................................ 183 13.1 Universities ............................................................................................................................... 183 13.1.1 Duke University ........................................................................................................ 183 13.1.2 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ....................................................... 184 13.1.2.1 Landfill Gas ........................................................................................ 184 13.1.2.2 Biomass Feedstock Implementation ................................................. 184 13.1.2.3 Anaerobic Digestion Potential ......................................................... 185 13.1.3 North Carolina State University............................................................................ 185 13.2 Other Available Area Resources, Projects, and Funding ................................................. 186 13.2.1 Environmental Research and Education Foundation .......................................... 186 13.2.2 Southern Research Institute .................................................................................... 187 13.2.3 North Carolina Biofuels Center ............................................................................. 187 13.2.4 USDA Rural Energy for America Program .......................................................... 188 13.3 Recommendations for Further CollAboration Efforts ........................................................ 188 14.0 Pro Forma Evaluation ....................................................................................................................... 190 14.1 Purpose of Pro Forma ............................................................................................................ 190 14.2 Major Components of Pro Forma Model ............................................................................ 190 14.3 Program Cost Modules .......................................................................................................... 197 14.4 Pro Forma Results .................................................................................................................... 198