| Waste-to-energy refers to any waste treatment that creates energy in the form of electricity or heat from a waste source that would have been disposed of in a landfill, otherwise known as municipal solid waste. Waste-to-energy is a renewable energy because its fuel source, garbage, is sustainable and is not depleted. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, waste-to-energy is a clean, reliable, renewable source of energy. Today, the U.S. burns 14 percent of its solid waste and there are 90 waste-to-energy plants in the United States. |
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