(VOVworld) - Residents of Hanoi are now utilizing power generated from their own trash, thanks to a landfill waste-to-energy joint venture between the city and NEDO, one of the largest public research and development management organizations in Japan.

The first industrial waste power generation plant in Vietnam officially put into operation at the Nam Son Waste Treatment Complex (Source: VNA)

In the process, methane gas is captured from the city landfill at the Nam Son Waste Treatment Complex by a series of collection wells and then sent through a recovery system which cleans the gas and eliminates harmful emissions. The methane gas is then used to power industrial and steam applications or generate electricity. The landfill gas captured is utilized by one engine that generates a capacity of 1.6 megawatts, enough electricity to power 1,600 homes.