Central Wayne Air Quality
ClosedTrash Incinerator           
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4901 S. Inkster Rd.
Dearborn Heights, MI 48125
United States
Latitude: 42.27422
Longitude: -83.30708
Year Opened: 1964
Water Source: Municipality
Notes
built in the 1960s, was upgraded to meet then-extant air pollution standards with the help of a local millage enacted in the mid-1980s
Closed for 18 months in 1999-2000 and WTE added, and capacity expanded from 500 to 800 tons/day

"The incinerator built on the land eventually closed after financial difficulties and environmentalist protests" (8/14/2010 article)

"financial problems shuttered the plant for good" (8/21/2010 article)
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Data Sources

EIA 2008
Global Anti-Incineration Alliance - Incinerators
EIA 2012 Form 860
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Environmental Justice Analysis
Distance (miles)02.551025
American Indian0.472193%0.4%0.4%0.5%0.4%
Asian1.9937%0.9%1.5%2.5%4.9%
Black25.7608%44.6%25.0%22.5%32.7%
Hispanic6.08604%5.7%5.7%7.3%6.2%
White57.765%42.6%61.9%62.4%51.5%
Population1,90633k150k553k2,169k
Income$53k$49k$49k$49k
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Clean Water Action - DetroitInterested
Ecology Center (Ann Arbor)Interested
Sierra ClubInterested






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Unit #1
Unit Type: Burner: Refractory Wall Furnace
Power 25 MW

Status History
Closed9-1-2003
Operating10-1964



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Unit #2
Unit Type: Burner: Refractory Wall Furnace
Power 25 MW

Status History
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Operating10-1964



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Power 25 MW

Status History
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Operating10-1964



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