A giant dome has been installed at a landfill for the purpose of growing fruit and vegetables using the site's gasses.
The landfill near Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, already generates electricity from methane produced by waste, and makes carbon dioxide as a by-product of this process.
The electricity will be used to power the prototype dome's fruit and veg operation – for heating, lights and fans, for example – while the CO2 will be used to boost plant growth.
The landfill owners, Crapper and Sons, and their community interest company, Sustain Wiltshire, hope to erect more than 100 such domes if planning permission is granted.
Source: www.bbc.com/news
