WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Solar powered reverse osmosis at the New Hanover County landfill is helping keep harmful waste water out of surrounding waterways.
The county recently installed solar panels on top of a reverse osmosis plant at the landfill off US 421.
Modern landfills have liners that prevent rainwater from seeping through waste and into the ground. That water—known as leachate—can carry harmful compounds from the decomposing waste…