The landfills of old and the landfills of today are as different as a blunderbuss and a modern semi automatic firearm. Today’s landfills are lined, the leachate is treated through a reverse osmosis plant with the particulate redeposited into the landfill and the resultant water is cleaner than most river water. The methane gas created by the decomposing refuse is extracted and used to fuel generators that put electricity into the national grid.
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