Mar. 13, 2026
 Treatment plants can capture over 95% of methane from food waste, compared to about 50% at landfills. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Treatment plants can capture over 95% of methane from food waste, compared to about 50% at landfills. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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Ahmed Ibrahim Yunus, Ph.D. candidate in Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology 

Joe Frank Bozeman III, assistant professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology

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