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... and the rest generated by incinerating waste (which produces far less carbon than piling it up in dumps) Anybody care to explain how is that possible?

• ajb 16y ago
  Methane.
  • jackfoxy 16y ago
    Methane can be captured and used as fuel for power generation, as many modern landfills do.
    • samatman 16y ago
      Or the waste could simply be burned, without an intermediate "rotting-in-the-ground" phase.