Like today. I went on a little trip to the local "dump". Though they don't like it called a "dump". It's a sanitary landfill.

Very, very interesting. It seems each of us creates an average of 6 lbs of trash a day.

They currently turn a small portion of the trash into electricity by burning. The exhaust is clean scrubbed so that it's emissions over 24 hours is the same as a diesel truck going 500 miles. They create enough electric to serve 37k people.

They are currently constructing a new facility next door which will burn the garbage without having to shred or exclude certain items. It will be able to burn construction waste, like cement columns WHOLE. It should be ready in 2015.