Doesn’t most garbage just end up in the landfill?

No. Most Public Entity waste is processed into fuel to produce electricity at Xcel Energy's Wilmarth Power Plant.  It is a part of Blue Earth County's overall Integrated Waste Management System.

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1. Doesn’t most garbage just end up in the landfill?
2. Why is it OK to burn garbage in an incinerator and not in a Burn Barrel?
3. Why is Resource Recovery preferred by the County over landfilling?
4. Where can I bring my waste if I want it to go toward Resource Recovery?
5. Why does the County run a Landfill?