Waste Management Building Landfill Gas-to-Energy Plant in Ohio

Allan Gerlat, News Editor

June 20, 2012

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Waste Management Inc. has begun construction of a landfill gas-to-energy project in Geneva, Ohio.

The Houston-based Waste Management said in a news release that once completed, the facility at its landfill in Ashtabula County, Ohio, will be able to generate 6.4 megawatts of electricity, enough to power more than 6,000 homes. The company expects the facility to begin operation by the end of the year.

"Waste Management is committed to the investments and innovative technology required to bring a state-of-the-art facility like this to the Ashtabula County area," said Jerry Ross, senior district manager for Waste Management Geneva Landfill.

Waste Management owns or operates more than 130 landfill gas-to-energy facilities in North America. The company said operates more facilities than any other company in the United States.

 Currently, Waste Management creates energy to power 1.1 million homes, and it is looking to double that to reach two million by 2020.

 

 

 

 

About the Author

Allan Gerlat

News Editor, Waste360

Allan Gerlat joined the Waste360 staff in September 2011 as news editor. He was the editor of Waste & Recycling News for the first 16 years of its history, and under his guidance the publication won 27 national and regional awards.

Before Waste & Recycling News, Allan worked at another Crain Communications publication, Rubber & Plastics News, which covers rubber product manufacturing. He began with the publication as associate editor and eventually became managing editor, a position he held for nine years.

Allan is a graduate of Ohio University, where he earned a BS in journalism. He is based in Sagamore Hills, in northeast Ohio.

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