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Article: Capitalizing on natural gas. (corrections' use of landfill gas as fuel) (includes related article on the feasibility of using landfill gas as fuel in correctional facilities)
- Article from:
- Corrections Today
- Article date:
- August 1, 1997
- Author:
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Correctional Facilities May Be Able to Use Landfill Gas as Fuel
In this era of shrinking public-service budgets, new ideas on how to save money are always worth examining. Choosing a less expensive fuel source, such as landfill gas, which is produced naturally, is one way many private companies have saved money, and it is a way correctional facilities can realize substantial savings in their operating costs, too.
Landfill gas is inexpensive, efficient and environmentally sound. It is produced as refuse decomposes, and due to its high concentration of methane (approximately 50 percent), it is both a major contributor to the risk of global warming and a valuable ...