Eli5, Why do landfills merely burn off ex bytra gas into flames, why can’t they generate electricity or something with that gas?

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Eli5, Why do landfills merely burn off ex bytra gas into flames, why can’t they generate electricity or something with that gas?

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[Waste-to-energy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste-to-energy_plant) power plants exist, but they are not common. The cost of building and operating them is greater than the cost of fossil-fuel and nuclear plants.

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