What are the specifics in how trash and landfills are able to produce a lot of methane?
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Trash in landfills contains quite a bit of organic waste (food scraps, paper, etc.). Bacteria and fungi eat that and release methane as they break it down.
A landfill is nothing but buried trash. That still gets broken down and methane builds up inside. It’s not uncommon to shove a pipe down to capture the methane, or at least bring it up and burn it.
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