Garbage as Fuel: Solution or Problem?

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Tower of Garbages. Stung Meanchey, a open garbage dump in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Captions and Photo source: ©© Lecercle

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The New York Times ran a thought provoking article last Monday about the city of Oslo, Norway, and its seemingly unusual method of generating power which represents a growing trend in energy creation today: the practice of burning garbage for fuel.

Heralded as an innovative way to eliminate garbage and create energy at the same time, the city of Oslo has turned to relying on trash incineration to support approximately half of the city’s buildings…

Read Full Article, Plastic Pollution Coalition

A City That Turns Garbage Into Energy Copes With a Shortage, The New York Times

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