MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Each month, more than 41,000 tons of trash come into the Lena Road Landfill in Manatee County. As it breaks down, that trash creates a methane gas byproduct.
Manatee County is currently using about 25% of the captured methane gas to power a nearby wastewater treatment facility. The remaining 75% is flared, or burned off and wasted, but not for long.
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A new partnership between the county, Nopetro Energy, and Johnson Controls aims to turn the methane gas into clean fuel.
“We are currently wasting that product. This will create a beneficial reuse for that product, so we are converting waste into worth,” said Utilities Director for Manatee County Patrick Shea…