waste-to-energyadj.n.
/ˌweɪs(t)təˈɛnədʒi/, U.S. /ˈˌweɪs(t)təˈɛnərdʒi/ A. adj.
Designating or relating to an installation, process, or scheme which converts waste into a usable form of energy, typically by combustion, but sometimes by first converting the waste to another type of fuel. Abbreviated WtE, WTE. Cf. energy from waste adj.
ΚΠ
1974 Sentinel Star (Orlando, Florida) 30 Jan. b5/1 Carrier Corp. has entered the waste-to-energy conversion business with the formation of a new environmental and energy systems group.
1999 Times (Nexis) 19 Jan. The..Renewable Energy Review should focus on the expansion of hydro, the improved cleaning of gas and coal emissions, the development of waste-to-energy projects and greater use of solar energy.
2021 Herald Sun (Austral.) (Nexis) 20 Apr. 20 Waste-to-energy (WtE) plants in some of those [European] jurisdictions have reduced landfill by 80 per cent.
B. n.
The conversion of waste into a usable form of energy, typically by combustion, but sometimes by first converting the waste to another type of fuel. Abbreviated WtE, WTE. Cf. energy from waste n.
ΚΠ
1977 Redlands (Calif.) Daily Facts 28 Apr. 12/1 (heading) Waste-to-energy is alluring but costly.
1989 L. Blumberg & R. Gottlieb War on Waste iii. 60 This legislation was designed to facilitate the development of burn technologies, reflecting the growing perception..that waste-to-energy was the preferred and long-term solution to the growth of the waste stream.
2021 Energy Monitor Worldwide (Nexis) 22 May The report covers all sources of renewable energy including solar, wind, hydro-electric and waste-to-energy, as well as alternative fuels.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
<
adj.n.1974