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Proposals
Wheelabrator Westchester
A waste-to-energy facility with Indian Point next door, a natural gas pipeline on-site, and four municipal WWTPs inside the coverage radius — the industrial-integration case.
How this site was selected: Mapping layers pair feedstocks with infrastructure, the matrix approach (industrial/hauling, feedstock variation, pyrolysis, space/expansion) distills the strongest candidates, and the 25-50 mile coverage logic keeps proposals balanced. Read the methodology.
Why this site
Site-selection rationale
Wheelabrator Westchester is the industrial-integration proposal. The site is already grid-connected through Indian Point Energy Center and sits next to the natural gas pipeline running through Buchanan — which is exactly what a circular biogas system needs for RNG off-take. The WTE plant itself handles MSW for a large radius.
On the matrix: industrial integration is the headline green (WTE + pipeline + adjacent grid is a combination that doesn't repeat elsewhere in the ten); biosolids integration is also green through New Rochelle STP, Ossining WWTP, Peekskill WWTF, and Port Chester WWTF all inside the 25-mile radius; pyrolysis potential is green because the thermal backbone is already in place. Feedstock variation is moderate.
For coverage, Wheelabrator pairs with Westchester County WWTP inside the two-per-county cap and gives the southern end of the portfolio the industrial-infrastructure story — as opposed to the governance or rural stories elsewhere in the ten.
System diagram
Tip: open this in a new tab to zoom, then use it in meetings as a shared reference.
Non-negotiable lens: Any pathway here must be evaluated through environmental justice (EJ),
air quality, and community trust. “Systems thinking” means we don’t optimize one metric and ignore harm elsewhere.
Biosolids flow snapshot
This 2015 snapshot shows Westchester County's biosolids moving through landfill, hauling, and land application paths. Use it to frame constraints before you size anything.
Evidence & policy context
The drivers behind this proposal
The same forces that shape HVB's mission shape the case for this site — four policy and ecological drivers, grounded in a shared county-scale data resource.
Food waste diversion
Tie this proposal into New York's 2022 organics mandate and the diversion tailwind it has created.
Read the food waste law
Climate mandates (CLCPA)
Anchor the system in the state's methane and RNG-pathway accountability framework.
View the CLCPA pathways
Environmental justice
Screen this site against community burden and build benefits into the pilot from day one.
Explore the EJ policy
Invasive biomass loops
Consider whether invasive biomass streams (water chestnut, others) can contribute feedstock to this site.
See invasive biomass pilotsWhere to start
Pick the lane that fits you.
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