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I know that other countries such as Japan and Sweden have used incinerators to dispose of solid wastes for decades.  The emissions are filtered through lime scrubbers and other filters to have virtually no tracable emission levels.  This technology could be adapted used for reducing the impacts of burning solid waste.

This will also reduce the mass of the waste by 80%.  Incinerators are also used for generating energy (like a steam generator).   Maybe there are options for generating engergy from fecal waste at multiple stages of the operation.

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I applaud the efforts of the dairy industry to help reduce greenhouse gasses and create more energy alternatives.  While I understand that cattle contribute to methane levels, I find it hard to believe that so many people are focused soley on the issues of cow burbs and gas.

We have so many other areas to consider where people contribute to the levels of green house gas and other polution.  I believe that concentrating our efforts on some of these other areas will impact our environment more.  Changing our habits as consumers and how society disposes of waste is hugely important.

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