Even garbage is going green: Landfill’s methane potential source of energy

Garbage going green usually means something bad, something nasty and smelly. But not this time. This time it is something potentially good. The garbage stewing in landfills produce an enormous amount of methane gas each year. Researchers believe that the methane could be turned into energy.Garbage power has a nice ring to it.Excerpt: “There’s great potential here. … We’re looking at a one-year horizon to have the facility permitted, constructed and operating,” said Tim Faas, Canton’s municipal services director. “We always look to try innovative things where they make financial sense. Creating our own utility authority, this is another example of that.” The project is preliminary, yet promising. Engineers estimate the landfill on Lilley could generate up to eight megawatts of energy — enough electricity to power about 5,000 households. Read the entire article here.