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mg a plant fueled by municipal solid waste and construction and demolition debris at the Fauquier County Landfill.
“I think it's very significant, because it could be a model for other municipalities in Virginia as well as other small municipalities across the United States,” Schneider said.
“We’re always going to produce trash,” he added. “Unlike coal, natural gas or oil, it’s price is not going to change very much.”
A carbon footprint refers to the amount of greenhouse gases that are emitted by the
Scientists have linked greenhouse gases - such as carbon dioxide and methane - to global wanning.
“Just by not burying the trash that comes into the landfill, we avoid over 100.000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions [annually],” Fitch said. “By using renewable electricity and not fossil fuel electricity, we avoid 80.000 tons of greenhouse gases.”
If the emissions from trucks and other equipment needed to transport fossil fuels are factored in, Fitch estimates that the county could avoid emitting 200,000 tons of greenhouse gas per year by building a waste-toenergy plant. He estimates activities of ness or
80.9%