Dive Brief:

• Officials in Wicomico County, Maryland are weighing constructing a new waste-to-energy plant at the county landfill.

• The $75 million facility would use tons of chicken manure, which would be converted into synthetic gas, in an effort to reduce pollution in the Chesapeake Bay area.

• The plant would be capable of taking in 600 tons of waste daily and creating $3.2 million in savings annually.

Dive Insight:

The County Public Works Director and a group of officials met with regulators in Annapolis to talk about permitting for the structure. The facility could begin operations by 2017. The plan would save space at the local landfill, which is expected to reach capacity within 30 years.