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Joint Effort

Theoretically, the city of
Charlottesville alone is in a
crisis stage. But, the county,
foreseeing increasing costs in
meeting the state's stricter
landfill requirements, has
joined with the city to find a
site they can jointly use for
approximately five to 10 years.
In the future, they plan to
work together in implementing
alternatives to the landfills.

One of the most attractive
alternatives to a landfill is
incineration to produce steam
energy. Its originator and most
enthusiastic proponent,
Mechanical Engineering Assoc.
Prof. F.A. Iachetta, said his
plan can be put into effect
now, and in four years the
steam from the incineration of
city and county wastes could
provide 75 per cent of the
energy for the University. This
would eliminate the coal pile
by the hospital.

"We would incinerate it
rather close to the University
and we would still have to take
the residue to a landfill–Ivy,
perhaps," Mr. Iachetta said.
"But if we do a calculation,
they would save the equivalent