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From Waste to Wealth – Renewable Natural Gas is a Win/Win

From Waste to Wealth – Renewable Natural Gas is a Win/Win

Full Title: From Waste to Wealth - Renewable Natural Gas is a Win/Win
Author(s): Cummins, Inc.
Publisher(s): Cummins, Inc.
Publication Date: June 7, 2021
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Description (excerpt):

The phrase, “Renewable Natural Gas” (RNG), puts a positive face on the recovery and reuse of methane gas leaching out of landfills. One that is entirely justified, as RNG is every bit as green from a financial aspect as it is from an environmental one. This is particularly important today, as the United States has rejoined the Paris Accord with a renewed commitment to reducing greenhouse gases and is looking seriously at options including carbon credits and carbon taxes to drive down the use of fossil fuels and preserve a cleaner world for future generations.

In this paper, we will discuss how the reclamation of methane gas is transforming what used to be an environmental liability into an economic opportunity – not just for refuse collectors and landfill companies, but for municipalities and the transportation sector as well. That’s why RNG usage has recently surpassed CNG and LNG combined – and is expanding exponentially with a 267% increase from 2016 to 2020, according to the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas.

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