Waste To Watts: More Green Uses For Landscape Debris

When TCIRood, a FL-based landscape leader in sustainable land management and part of the Mariani Premier Group, first acquired a 40-acre site filled with unmanaged landscape debris, they sought an effective and environmentally responsible solution. Their partnership with Air Burners, a FL-based developer of solutions to fight climate change, provided the answer: the 300 Series FireBox. The FireBox System allowed TCIRood to efficiently eliminate vegetative waste while producing valuable byproducts like potash and biochar, used for soil enrichment.

The collaboration has been so successful that TCIRood recently hosted a “Waste to Watts” event where AirBurners introduced a new solution for turning vegetative waste into renewable energy. At the event, TCIRood’s site served as a real-world demonstration facility for the BioCharger®, a fully portable air curtain burner system, similar to the FireBox System, with the added benefit of converting radiant heat into electricity, storing the generated power, and then charging electric vehicles and equipment on-site. It was developed in collaboration with Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) and Rolls-Royce Power Systems.

“We’re proud to host Waste to Watts and showcase how our site serves as a model for sustainable waste management,” said Scott Fay, Co-President of TCIRood. “Our work with Air Burners has transformed how we handle landscape debris, and we’re excited to share these groundbreaking solutions with others looking for cleaner, more efficient waste management strategies.”

Volvo CE AirBurners BioCharger; image via Air Burners.