Landfill of Plenty

Government incentives to produce 'green' electricity mean that despite the credit crunch, new waste-to-energy technologies continue to attract interest from venture capitalists, raising hopes for further financing opportunities once the economy begins its recovery, writes Vanya Dragomanovich

There's money in them there hills. Or rather, in them there waste heaps. Generating energy from waste is becoming an increasingly lucrative business as governments try to reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills, while at the same time providing incentives for producing green electricity. Although investments in the sector have slowed down during the crunch, deals are still going through and generally investors' interest has not abated, indicating that once the financial crisis

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