Cities today are generating colossal amounts of garbage. What is to be done with this? As opinions differ, there are examples plenty of turning this stench into wealth.
In New Jersey for instance, there are 21 landfills that generate electricty to power thousands of homes. By 2020, the city authorities plan to generate 30 percent of its power from landfill methane. Methane gas is produced by microorganisms that feed on organic matter in trash.
Proposals are in the offing to combine this energy with wind and solar for firm power. "We see landfills as potential New Age energy plants, because you can combine all three and create a steady source of power - and not everybody wants a windmill in their back yard," said Jeff Tittel, executive director of the New Jersey chapter of the Sierra Club.
In the US, on the whole there are over 400 landfills generating electricity. For more, check out http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/nj/20081027_N_J__now_turning_its_garbage_into_energy.html
Any reason why we cannot do the same?
So, what say we send our legislators on a trip to NJ? So they can check out and learn something useful for a change!
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