Rubbish offers hope of meeting green energy targets - Business News, Business - Independent.co.uk

Rubbish offers hope of meeting green energy targets - Business News, Business - Independent.co.uk: "The Government and local authorities are investigating the potential of anaerobic digestion, a technology that uses natural bacteria to break down organic material such as food waste and farm slurry, producing liquid fertiliser and a gas that can be used to generate electricity, or be piped into the gas grid, or turned into fuel to power vehicles. The process also generates heat that can be diverted to warm nearby homes or businesses."