Our forefathers dumped their garbage over the edge: into a ravine, a swamp or a river. As cities evolved swamps disappeared and they dug holes to fill with waste. They assumed this real estate could become the future home of a new highway, or airport. More often than not the real estate for miles around the dump plummeted in value as the oozing mound of garbage filled the dump beyond capacity.

Posted on September 8th, 2008 under Garbage & Recycling. Tags: bioreactors, garbage, gasification, land-fill, leachate, recycle, technology, waste-to-energy. Comments: None