Richmond signs agreement with US Biofuels that will utilize city landfill methane

WHIO-TV reports on an agreement signed by the City of Richmond with US Biofuels to build an ethanol plant. The City will sell methane gas from the city landfill to the new venture. The capture and use of methane gas from landfills is a further example of biofuels projects turning city and county “problems” into feedstocks. Biofuels Digest has previously reported on efforts in North Dakota to utilize wastewater in biofuel production.

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