Innovative waste-to-energy project profits community.

• Author: Herro, Alana
• Position: EYE ON EARTH

In a new partnership, 13 municipalities in Argentina have agreed to send their refuse to an innovative waste treatment facility that will turn it into electricity, biodiesel, water, and animal feed. The communities, in turn, will receive half of the profits from sales of these goods. The collaboration aims to address the excess garbage problem in the region, help address Argentina's rising electricity demand, provide clean water, and create much-needed jobs and income for rural people, according to Anne Usher of FUVAAL, an organization that promotes affordable housing in Latin America.

WaterSmart Environmental, Inc., a provider of waste-to-renewable energy technologies...