ocr: EVALUATION OF THE AMES SOLID WASTE Background on the RECOVERY SYSTEM: PART TWO sunect matter of the report. Section 1: Introduction The Ames Solid Waste Recovery system is a continuously oper- ating system that is processing municipal solld waste (MSW) for use as a supplemental fuel in the existing steam generators of the Ames Municipal Power Plant. This system consists of a nominal 136-Mg/day (1509-ton/day) processing plant, a 454-Mg (500-ton) Atlas storage bin, pneumatic transport systems and the existing municipal power plant. The processing plant incorporates two stages of shredding, ferro ...