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NYC landfill converts trash into power

Name: NYC landfill converts trash into power
Uploaded: 2013-07-16T20:00:16-0400
Duration: 2 min 4 s
Description: Staten Island's Fresh Kills landfill is making sure New York City's trash doesn't go to waste. Brian Montopoli reports on how the facility is capturing methane gas created by the decomposing garbage and using it to power thousands of homes.

Staten Island's Fresh Kills landfill is making sure New York City's trash doesn't go to waste. Brian Montopoli reports on how the facility is capturing methane gas created by the decomposing garbage and using it to power thousands of homes.