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Environment
Darko Manevski

Methane From Waste Created By Landfill Ecosystems Should Be Harvested Say Experts

The collection and processing of LFG to produce methane for multiple uses. (The Environmental Protection Agency/Zenger).

Scientists are urging a rethink on the way landfill sites, that absorb billions of tons of solid waste every year, manage the gas produced, which they say could be a valuable byproduct if properly harvested.

Roughly 70 percent of the solid waste produced globally ends up deposited in landfills, where it slowly decays.

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