Waste-to-Energy Facility

The Waste-to-Energy (WTE) facility has the capacity to burn 3,150 tons of garbage every day. The WTE facility processes about one million tons of garbage every year. The process can produce up to 75 megawatts (MW) per hour of electricity. It sells about 60 MW to Progress Energy for distribution within the community, and the remainder powers the plant itself. This electricity powers approximately 45,000 homes and businesses every day. The WTE facility uses state-of-the-art air pollution control technology, which continuously monitors WTE emissions, ensuring the plant’s emissions fall within the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) standards.

Ash generated from the combustion of solid waste is transferred to the adjacent Residue Storage and Processing Building.  Here, the ash is size-separated using screens, and both ferrous (steel) and non-ferrous (aluminum) metals are recovered from the ash using mechanical equipment such as magnets and eddy currents. The recovered metals are sold to steel mills and smelters for recycling, and the remaining ash is used for landfill cover and interior site berms and roadways.

Dial 727-464-7500 to schedule a tour of the WTE facility.
(NOTE: Tours inside of the WTE facility have been temporarily suspended due to site construction activity)

Click here to see diagrams of WTE facility

Location
3001 110th Avenue North, St. Petersburg
Driving Directions -- Locator Map
If you need directions or have questions, please call 727-464-7500.

Hours of Operation
Waste is accepted Monday-Friday 7am - 3pm.

Click here for Solid Waste Information Sheet (including rates)