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New technology at Arlington landfill to turn region's waste into clean fuels and renewable energy

sustainability, solid waste  

Landfill where Metro sends most of region's solid waste plans plasma gasification facility

Waste Management, Inc. has announced plans to develop a plasma gasification facility at the Columbia Ridge Landfill in Arlington, where Metro sends most of the region's solid waste. The planned facility will convert solid waste into clean fuels and renewable energy through a gasification process. Carbon-based materials are transformed into an ultra-clean, synthesis gas called "syngas." The clean syngas may then be converted into transportation fuels such as ethanol and diesel or industrial products like hydrogen and methanol. It could also be used as a substitute for natural gas to generate electricity or heat homes and buildings.

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In the news: Metro media hotsheet, Mar. 15, 2010

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Read recent news coverage of Metro and related topics in local and national media. Link to online stories from newspapers, radio, television and blogs.

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In the news: Metro media hotsheet, Mar. 12, 2010

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Read recent news coverage of Metro and related topics in local and national media. Link to online stories from newspapers, radio, television and blogs.

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MPAC discusses congestion, performance measurement and climate change

transportation, MPAC  

At its meeting Wednesday evening, the Metro Policy Advisory Committee discussed efforts aimed at enhancing development potential in centers and corridors, measuring the performance of urban growth, and addressing policies and other actions to reduce the region's greenhouse gas emissions.

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