COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KRHD) — Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency is using grass-roots innovation to help the environment in our area at the Twin Oaks landfill and at the closed Rock Prairie landfill.

Leachate is a liquid that forms when water passes through decomposed trash. BVSWMA has an acre of special Vetiver grass that absorbs and thrives on the Leachate, keeping it away from our groundwater.

At the Twin Oaks landfill, they have installed gas wells to pull the noxious gas out of the ground, sending it through a renewal plant where it is turned into natural gas.

BVSWMA has now eliminated tipping fees in the cities of Bryan and College Station. They have already saved taxpayers over one million dollars.

Watch the full story here: BVSWMA PROTECTS ENVIRONMENT

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