Waste heating: Heating for year-round tomato production fuelled by landfill biogas

摘要

Eating tomatoes grown near a landfill site may not initially sound appetizing, but it could be the most eco-friendly way to enjoy local tomatoes all year round. Last fall, Productions Horticoles Demers put into production a new three-hectare (323,000-square-foot) tomato greenhouse at a Waste Management landfill in Drummondville, Quebec. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by local elected officials, as well as by Francois Gendron, the province's deputy premier and minister of agriculture.