Lancaster County turns trash into power, generating enough to support 25,000 homes while cutting greenhouse gases

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Your trash could be doing more than sitting in a landfill; it could be powering your home.

This Earth Day, waste management experts showed how garbage turns into energy in Lancaster County.

“Today is one of our biggest days of the year. It is Earth Day. It is something like our Super Bowl,” Janine James, public relations manager with Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority, said…

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