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Kelvin Spendlove monitors a machine that compresses solid waste at the Clark County Water Reclamation District's solids de-watering facility. View photo »
Kelvin Spendlove monitors a machine that compresses solid waste into "cakes" that are easily transported to landfills. View photo »
Solid waste drops into a truck at the Clark County Water Reclamation District's solids de-watering facility. The waste will be trucked to a landfill. View photo »
Bill Shepherd, manager of plant operations, holds de-watered solid waste, also called a "cake" at the Clark County Water Reclamation District's solids de-watering facility. View photo »
Solid waste drops out of the compressors above into trucks for transport to a landfill. View photo »
A truck laden with compressed waste leaves the Clark County Water Reclamation District's solids de-watering facility on its way to a landfill. View photo »
Wed, Jun 11, 2008 (2 a.m.)
Republic Services is using the leftovers from sewage treatment plants across the valley to hasten the rate at which garbage decomposes. It’s layering the landfill with “cakes” of the stuff, sent across town to Apex landfill in open-air trucks. ---- The cakes are the floating and sinking parts of what comes from valley toilets, sinks and showers, strained and pressed into compact, 20-ton bundles.
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