2116 Summer Olympic Games In Basuratagalog, Philippines

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Basuratagalog

Fireworks explode overhead as the Santos family marvels at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2116 Summer Olympic Games in Basuratagalog, Philippines. The Olympic Flame symbolizes new energy in a city powered by “tagged and logged” trash.

In 2016, Basuratagalog produced 9,000 tons of trash daily. Considerable waste composed of plastic formed mountains of trash, polluted Manila Bay and the Pasig River Delta. Gangs of trash pickers, afflicted by heavy metal poisoning, lived in shanty towns. Gas-guzzling garbage trucks, supposedly traversing barangays daily, skipped routes, leaving litter-covered roads behind. Garbage landslides and fires caused by seasonal rain and trash toxins plagued citizens. At capacity, Smokey Mountain Landfill,
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The Universal Recycling and Composting Ordinance of 2076 revolutionized trash.

Fueling the first gasification plant, waste was removed and Smokey Mountain Landfill was transformed into Sariwa Park. The Santos’s 2116 Olympic visit started on the park’s solar-powered ferris wheel, offering views of Olympic Village residences replacing shanty towns. Hospitals, police, and fire departments monitor Basuratagalog and the 2116 Olympics keeping the Santos’ safe.

While Joseph Santos, 12, watches the holographic monorail schedule to the Olympic Village, Maricel, 1, needs a diaper change. Mr. Santos disposes her diaper in a receptacle leading to pneumatic trash tubes (PTT) connected to Monorail substructures. PTT propel trash to the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) operated by Basuratagalog Solid Waste Management System (BSWMS). Going old-school, the Santos’ choose an electric Jeepney to wander Olympic streets. UV light-equipped street sweepers keep litter from blocking drainage systems even during typhoon
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Plasma gasification utilizes ionizing plasma to break down complex molecules into their homogeneous component elements. High temperatures (12,632 degrees Fahrenheit) prevent formation of dangerous dioxins. Lack of inorganic materials in the feedstock, produces only carbon-based syngas without toxic slag. Syngas can be converted into a biofuel similar to ethanol, or used to drive gas turbines for the city’s power grid. Syngas is cleaned to remove dangerous chemicals, which are reused by Basuratagalog’s chemical manufactures. Streamlined gasification makes emissions negligible and a smaller carbon footprint than incineration. Plasma gasification, solar power, and wind power create surpluses of sustainable energy for Basuratagalog and all aspects of the

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