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Fortune magazine released a video that includes images of the landfill gas to energy project in Racine, Wisconsin, that powers SC Johnson’s nearby manufacturing facility. This video is located on the CNN/Money website.

On November 20, WASTEC member Green Power, Inc., was honored by top environmentalists at an awards ceremony at a Chicago event. Learn more about the Environmental Hall of Fame here. Learn more about Green Power here.

Officials from the Waste Management landfill and the LaFarge cement plant have signed an agreement to use piped-in methane gas from the landfill to aid in the cement-making process.

The plan could save both companies thousands of dollars and eliminate the equivalent of 450,000 tons of coal a year from LaFarge’s manufacturing process, company officials said.

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