is there a country that burns rubbish as fuel in power stations?

Question

instead of using landfill sites to bury rubbish
does any country use it as a fuel to create power

Answer 1

The U.S. is quite well aware of this, although I don't think any towns have made the huge initial cash layout that would allow this...

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/renewable/biomass.html

http://www.powerscorecard.org/tech_detail.cfm?resource_id=10

Well, I was wrong about who does this...Here is an excerpt from the above site...

EPA estimates that in 1998 17 percent of the nation's MSW was burned and generated electricity (e.g., 14% in Pennsylvania, 2% in New Jersey; 2% in California), 55% was disposed in landfills, and 28% was recovered for reuse.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

There is also another waste that u should consider. In Italy There is some plants that treat sewer Gas and that supplies a large amount of natural Gas.

Answer 4

I used to live in Sheffield, great city, and they had an incinerator which provided the energy to heat a council estate. I don't know if it is still in operation.