TITLE: How Waste-to-Energy controls garbage odors
VIDEO TYPE: Explainer
DURATION: TK seconds

SCENE 1 – INTRO

VISUALS: Garbage truck tips its load onto the WTE facility tipping floor. Camera pulls back to show the host holding their nose.

AUDIO:

Music: Light, upbeat background track

“Whew! Garbage sure does think. But here’s the good news. Modern Waste-to-Energy facilities are designed to keep odors from stinking up the neighborhoods around them? I am [NAME TO COME] on behalf of the Florida Waste-to-Energy Coalition. Come on. Let’s show you how:

SCENE 2 – INDUSTRIAL FAN

VISUALS: 1)  Pan up and down 16-foot tall industrial fan and pull back to reveal the host.

AUDIO:

"This 16-foot industrial fan is a powerhouse. Capable of moving up to TK million cubic feet of air every hour. That volume of air primarily is directed at the combustion zone helping keep boiler tempertures above 1,800 degrees. But it also has a secondary effect.

SCENE 3 – OUTSIDE TIPPING FLOOR ENTRANCE

VISUALS: Cut to Host standing outside the door to the tipping floor

AUDIO:

HOST: All that air being pulled through a waste-to-energy facility creates an “envelope” of negative air pressure around the outside of the facility. That negative air pressure keeps odors contained so they stay trapped inside the building and won’t let them escape.

SCENE 4 – ON THE TIPPING ROOM FLOOR

VISUALS: Host stands on tipping floor in front of garbage in the pit

AUDIO:

HOST: And so in here; where garbage trucks dump their loads, it’s pretty stinky.

SCENE 5: OUTSIDE THE WTE FACILITY

AUDIO:

SANDY IDEA: But just outside this WTE facility, you’ll barely notice a smell. And follow us to learn more about how Waste-to-Energy protects Florida’s Environment!

FWTEC LOGO appears on screen

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TITLE: How Waste-to-Energy protects the environment
VIDEO TYPE: Explainer
DURATION: TK seconds

SCENE 1 – INTRO

VISUALS: Camera looks through boiler handhole to see flames inside a waste-to-energy boiler, then pulls back to reveal the host.

AUDIO:

Music: Light, upbeat background track

Host: "I am [NAME TO COME] on behalf of the Florida Waste-to-Energy Coalition. Can burning garbage in a waste-to-energy facility actually protect Florida’s natural environment? The answer is YES and I’ll show you how:

SCENE 2 – COMPLETE COMBUSTION

VISUALS: 1)  More flames inside a WTE boiler. 2) Animation of WTE combustion.

AUDIO:

HOST VO: "Inside a Waste-to-Energy boiler, temperatures reach between 1,800 and 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit, hot enough to achieve what’s called “complete combustion. This process destroys all organic material from your household garbage, making sure it doesn’t enter or harm the environment.

SCENE 2 – GENERATING ELECTRICITY

VISUALS – 1) Pan across electrical generator. 2) Pan across electrical transmission equipment on facilities exterior. 3) Video of Control Room’s panel showing electricity output.

AUDIO:

HOST VO:  All that heat is used to produce steam, which drives a turbine to generate electricity. In short, waste-to-energy facilities turn garbage that otherwise would go into a landfill into a clean, renewable power source, reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. That’s a win for the environment!

SCENE 4 – METALS RECYCLING

VISUALS – Pan across ash conveyor belt as ash heads toward drum magnet. Pan across recycled metal falling from the drum magnet. Video of truck filled with recyclable metal leaving facility.

AUDIO

HOST VO: Metals don’t burn, waste-to-energy facilities are built to recover them Powerful magnets separate metals from the ash so they can be recycled and reused. In fact, Florida’s nine waste-to-energy facilities recycle over 200,000 tons of metal each year, enough to build more than 150,000 cars.

SCENE 5 – POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT

VISUALS: 1) Pan across various elements of pollution control in a waste-to-energy facility: Ammonia tank for controlling acid gasses; powdered carbon chamber for heavy metals and bag house for particulate. 2) Animate gas flow through a WTE facility

AUDIO:

HOST VO: Waste-to-energy facilities also protect the environment with advanced pollution control systems. As combustion gasses move through these systems, proven technologies remove pollutants like nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, heavy metal and dust.

HOST VO: Follow us to learn more about how Waste-to-Energy helps protect Florida’s Environment!

TITLE: What is a waste stream?
VIDEO TYPE: Explainer
DURATION: TK seconds

SCENE 1 – INTRO

VISUALS: Garbage truck lifts garbage can and empties contents into truck. Animated logo appears. Camera pans to on-camera host.

AUDIO:

Host: "I am [NAME TO COME] on behalf of the Florida Waste-to-Energy Coalition. Every time you take out the trash, it doesn’t just disappear. It becomes part of something called the waste stream. But where do you think it all winds up?"

Music: Light, upbeat background track

SCENE 2 – GARBAGE FILLS THE WASTE STREAM

VISUALS: 1) Animated garbage truck pulls away; animation pulls back (drone-like) to reveal this truck joined by another one, then another, then a bunch of garbage trucks all driving on the highway. The bunch of garbage trucks eventually come close enough together so that they appear to be a stream of garbage trucks.

AUDIO:

HOST VO: "The waste stream is all the garbage that you – and all the residents of your community produce. Food scraps, packaging, old furniture -- you name it – day after day, week after week, month after month. The garbage never stops flowing – almost like a river. But where does that river of garbage actually end up?”

SCENE 3 – GARBAGE ENDS UP IN ONE OF TWO ULTIMATE DESTINATIONS

[VISUALS: On-screen text: “Two Main Destinations” with split screen animation. ]

HOST VO:  "In Florida, that waste has just two essential destinations: Landfills or Waste-to-Energy facilities. That’s it.

SCENE 4:  GARBAGE GOES TO A LANDFILL

VISUALS: Landfill footage: bulldozers pushing trash, seagulls flying

HOST VO: Landfills are giant sites where trash is buried and left to sit, often for decades.  It’s not ideal because decaying garbage can create odors, methane and other environmental problems.

SCENE 5: GARBAGE GOES TO A WTE FACILITY

VISUALS: Switch to WTE facility: trucks unloading, fire or turbine animation

HOST VO: Waste-to-Energy, or WTE, is a cleaner alternative. These facilities extract the value from our garbage by combusting the waste safely and using the heat to make electricity. And they also use extensive pollution control equipment to make sure the process is as environmentally friendly as possible.

VISUALS: On-screen comparison chart: Landfill vs Waste-to-Energy

• Landfills: long-term storage, methane gas, takes up land
• WTE: reduces volume, creates power, strict air controls

Narrator:

"Landfills fill up. WTE turns garbage into something useful – electricity for our homes and businesses.

FWTEC LOGO appears on screen

HOST VO: And follow us to learn more about how Waste-to-Energy protects Florida’s Environment!

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TITLE: What is Waste-to-Energy?
VIDEO TYPE: Explainer
DURATION: TK seconds

SCENE 1 – INTRO

VISUALS: Garbage truck lifts garbage can and empties contents into truck. Animated logo appears. Camera pans to on-camera host.

AUDIO:

Host: "I am [NAME TO COME] on behalf of the Florida Waste-to-Energy Coalition. Have you ever wondered just what happens to your household trash after it gets picked by the garbage truck? Come along and let’s find out."

Music: Light, upbeat background track

SCENE 2 – GARBAGE’S ULTIMATE DESTINATION – Part 1

VISUALS: 1) Garbage truck drives on highway. 2) Garbage truck drives into a landfill. 3) Overhead drone video of a garbage truck driving into a landfill (for the visual effect of the size of the landfill)

AUDIO:

HOST VO: "In Florida, MOST of our garbage is ultimately disposed of in sanitary landfills. These sites are carefully engineered with plastic liners to prevent leachate from reaching groundwater and internal gas collection systems to capture methane from decomposing waste. While landfills can have a strong odor, they play a critical role in safely managing our household trash and protecting public health and the environment.

SCENE 3 – GARBAGE’S ULTIMATE DESTINATION – Part 2

VISUALS: 1) Garbage truck drives into a waste-to-energy facility; 2) Garbage truck dumps load onto WTE facility tipping floor; 3) Grapple crane lifts garbage into WTE hopper. 4) WTE operator opens boiler door and shows flame from WTE combustion zone. 5) Pan across pollution control exteriors.

HOST VO:  But in Florida’s most heavily populated communities, a portion of our garbage is sent to WASTE-TO-ENERGY FACILITIES. Here, it’s burned at extremely high temperatures, ranging between 1,800 and 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit. That heat is used to produce high-pressure steam, which powers turbines to generate electricity. Waste-to-Energy facilities are equipped with advanced pollution control systems that reduces their environmental impact.

SCENE 4: The real value of Waste-to-Energy

HOST VO: The real value of waste-to-energy is its ability to reduce the volume of trash by up to 90 percent while recovering energy to help power homes and businesses. It’s a smart way to conserve landfill space and make the most out of waste.

FWTEC LOGO appears on screen

HOST VO: Follow us to learn more about how Waste-to-Energy protects Florida’s Environment!

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