Waste to Energy

An LA County Sanitation District-operated Refuse-to-Energy Facility in the City of Commerce
Southern California has dozens of operating waste-to-energy facilities that utilize a variety of technologies, ranging from anaerobic digestion to microturbines, and sources which range from landfills to waste-water treatment plants to refuse-to-energy facilities and more.
View the biofuels page for resources on the types of fuels generated and where you can find stations for their use.
(Sources: U.S. DOE; Energy Future Coalition Biofuels.org)
Resources on biofuels:
- 2013 Biomass Research and Development National Biofuels Action Plan
- NREL
- California Bioenergy Action Plan
- Department of Energy Alternative Fuel Data Center