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Time for our Question of the Week!

The first person to respond with the correct answer will win a 20 oz. reusable OSU water bottle.

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Question of the Week

At the Coffin Butte landfill, methane is harvested and used to produce electricity. About how many average-sized homes could be powered from the energy produced this way?

Answer

Around 4,000 homes could be powered from the energy captured from our landfill gas emissions.

Methane is created naturally as materials decompose in the landfill. The gas created at landfills account for approximately 18.2 percent of human-related methane emissions.

Methane itself is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide. By capturing the methane generated at landfills, we reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

And congratulations to Dann Cutter for winning this week’s Question of the Week!