Officials look to turn garbage to revenue

The County Commission moved closer Tuesday to fulfilling its goal of turning “Garbage to Gold” by finalizing a grant application to help fund a $68,500 plan to run a generator with landfill byproducts.

The county is seeking $40,000 from the Department of Economic and Community Affairs and, if approved, would put up $28,500 in local matching funds, according to commission records.

The money would be used to install a 25-kilowatt generator at the Magnolia Landfill that would be powered mostly by natural gas produced by biodegrading waste. A small amount of biodiesel fuel being produced at the landfill will be used as well, officials said.

Officials look to turn garbage to revenue