Eagle County is a little closer to making 鈥渟ustainable鈥� aviation fuel from waste at the county landfill. The Eagle County Board of Commissioners signed a letter of interest with SynTec Holdings of Morris, Illinois. That non-binding agreement is the first step toward SynTec building a plant on 13 acres of property at the landfill and using up to 90 tons per day of municipal solid waste to convert into aviation fuel.
According to the letter, which is a non-binding agreement, the county will authorize a 10-year lease with a 10-year renewal option with SynTec, which will build and operate a facility to convert solid waste into aviation fuel. That fuel would then be transported to Signature Aviation鈥檚 private aviation facility at the Eagle County Regional Airport, formerly the Vail Valley Jet Center. That fuel will then be mixed with standard aviation fuel and used in the private jets that use the facility. Signature Aviation has had a sustainable fuel program , but that fuel is trucked in from outside Eagle County.
According to the document, SynTec will be responsible for obtaining all necessary county land use approvals and will also be responsible for all project financing.