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Transforming Landfills into Solar Farms

September 25, 2017January 12, 2018 wmadmin
Transforming Landfills into Solar Farms

Four sites are generating a total of 14.5 megawatts of renewable solar energy. In partnership with two project developers, Waste Management recently completed the installation of four solar farms on closed landfill sites in the state of Massachusetts. In total, the sites are now generating 14.5 megawatts (MW) of energy, enough to power 3,000 homes. […]

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Turning Boston’s Food Waste into Clean, Green Energy

June 1, 2017January 12, 2018 wmadmin

About one-third of all food produced globally – more than 1.8 billion tons – is lost or wasted along the food value chain. Just in the United States, $218 billion a year is spent growing, processing, transporting and disposing of food that is never eaten. Lost opportunities reclaimed More than just the money spent producing […]

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