That is was Southeast Eco360, the company that manages the landfill for southeast New Brunswick has been doing since September 2017. Southeast Eco360 then pipes methane emitted from decomposing waste into a generator, which burns the methane to create electricity. The generator is powered by an engine fuelled by the landfill gas to produce electricity. The generator is powered by an engine that is fuelled by the landfill gas. One of the environmental benefits of making energy from landfill methane is that methane isn't being released into the atmosphere.

Source: CBC News March 13, 2019 13:30 UTC