Rochester startup proposes incineration project in New York

A Rochester, New York-based startup company has proposed an incineration project in Seneca County, a report by the Democrat & Chronicle says. The $365 million incinerator would burn up to 2,600 tons of solid waste per day.

If the proposed plan is approved, the incinerator will sit on a 48-acre parcel of land that formerly housed the Seneca Army Depot and generate electricity, the report says. The ash generated from the incineration process can be reused.

The land is currently owned by a company controlled by Rochester-based developer David Flaum. The incinerator project will be taken on by the local company Circular EnerG LLC.

The report says the plant would receive waste via rail and truck from locations including New York City. The waste would be unloaded inside the structure, not allowing odors to escape outside.

Seneca County was chosen as the location because the properly is appropriate for the project, the report says. The land is ready for industrial development, utilities and rail and road connections.

Permit applications have not yet been filed, the report says, but the New York Department of Environmental Conservation says it had met with Circular EnerG officials to discuss the state’s permitting process.