Landfill Gas To Partially Fuel Michigan Soybean Plant

Stephen Ursery, Editor, Waste Age Magazine

September 13, 2004

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Zeeland Township, Mich. — A trio of companies, including Waste Management of Michigan, broke ground last week on a six-mile pipeline that will move methane gas from a landfill to a soybean processing plant, according to The Grand Rapids Press. The gas will be used "to fuel boilers for steam used in soybean processing," the paper says. "Future plans for the gas include adding a generating station at the plant to provide electric power for the facility and possible resale to other power utilities." The landfill is owned by Waste Management.

About the Author

Stephen Ursery

Editor, Waste Age Magazine, Waste360

Stephen Ursery is the editor of Waste Age magazine. During his time as editor, Waste Age has won more than 20 national and regional awards. He has worked for Penton Media since August 1999. Before joining Waste Age as the magazine's managing editor, he was an associate editor for American City & County and for National Real Estate Investor.

Prior to joining Penton, Stephen worked as a reporter for The Marietta Daily Journal and The Fulton County Daily Report, both of which are located in metro Atlanta.

Stephen earned a BA in History from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn.

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