As the EPA nears a regulatory deadline, many landfills emit dangerous levels of methane, according to a new study.
  • CarsAndComrades [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    5 months ago

    In college I worked on a project studying this. You can run a generator off the methane but it requires filtering, which makes it less profitable, so most landfills and waste treatment plants just burn off the gas with a flare.