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The following questions are answered about landfills and waste: 1. Who came up with the idea of gas pipes in the ground? Has anyone else done this? 2. Who came up with the idea to collect all the gases and turn it into energy to charge the generators? 3. How much energy can the landfill make? 4. Why do you need to turn the gases into power? 5. How much energy does methane produce? 6. Do you use the energy created by landfill gas to power the landfill in any way? 7. How else are scientists using landfills to create energy? 8. How do scientist know that these gases are not still polluting our earth? 9. Is it possible to become waste free? 10. How much trash goes into the landfill each day? 11. How long does it take to full up a landfill? More at www.learnz.org.nz/redvale181/connect-with-experts