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Landfills: An Unexpected Source of Renewable Energy
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id you know that the garbage you throw out every day is a source of green energy? The gas naturally generated by landfills fuels vehicles and powers the electric grid, easing our dependence on fossil fuels and foreign oil.
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“Landfill gas is a resource the waste and recycling industry is proud to reliably provide 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Sharon H. Kneiss, president and CEO of the National Waste & Recycling Association. “It’s renewable energy produced in America.”
additional 440 landfills as expansion candidates.
How does it work? Today’s modern landfills are highly engineered facilities run under strict federal and state regulations to ensure protection of human health and the environment. When trash like grass clippings, banana peels and coffee grinds gets buried beneath a layer of soil in a landfill, it eventually breaks down and produces gas. Landfill operators safely collect this gas by applying a vacuum to collection wells throughout a landfill. The gas is then piped to a compression and filtering unit, where it’s prepared for use by power plants and others. How much energy is generated? According to the U.S. Department of Energy, waste-based energy is the source of over 5 percent of America’s renewable energy -- and there’s plenty of room to grow. In March 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reported that 645 sites had landfill-gas-to-energy programs (in every state except Hawaii and Wyoming). The EPA has identified an
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Landfill operators are also starting to generate energy beyond gas by placing solar panels and windmills on landfills. The power produced can be fed into local electric grids for local homes and businesses. Stewards of the land Today, a landfill is designed from the start to protect the environment and public health. Later, it provides benefits even when it closes. Once a landfill has reached its permitted capacity, it is closed and engineered to keep water out by installing a cap made of clay or a synthetic material. A drainage layer, a protective soil cover and topsoil are then added to support plant growth. These spaces are transformed into parks, golf courses, wildlife refuges and other places that can be enjoyed by the entire community. Learn more about the many benefits of landfills by visiting http://beginwiththebin.org/innovation/landfill-gas-renewable-energy. -(NewsUSA)
New All-In-One App Simplifies Social Media
here’s good news for mobile phone users. While there are many messaging apps to choose from, such as Snapchat (pictures), WhatsApp (texting), Tinder (dating) and Line (voice), users often have to load up their phones with multiple apps in order to access a single function. Now there’s a free, simplified, open communication app that solves the problem of having to use multiple messaging apps. Called WeHUB, it allows people to discover others nearby and instantaneously create any size group with just a finger stroke. The app, which was recently approved by Apple and is now available on iOS and Android, is described as an all-in-one, “Swiss Army knife”
messaging app that provides multiple features that are found individually on other social media apps. For example, one feature called Instant Group makes it easy for anyone to discover new people in a new place, and connect and chat in real time by just touching the screen, without having to enter any data or create any type of account. Another, powered by GPS, enables users to find other people to connect with from nearby or as far away as 300 miles. To learn more, you can visit www.wehubmessenger.com. -(NAPSI)