German plant turns incontinence pads into power

carpediem

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Tue Dec-23-03 09:20 PM
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German plant turns incontinence pads into power

/snip from Offbeat News

BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) -- Germany has only a small amount of its own natural oil reserves, but an enterprising power plant chief believes it has found an alternative source of energy with a bright future in an aging nation -- used incontinence pads.

"It's an environmentally friendly source of energy," said Thomas Lesche, director of a Bremen incinerator plant that has signed a pioneering deal with a local retirement home to buy up 100 tons of used pads and soiled tissues each year.

/snip

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/12/23/offbeat.germany.energy.reut/index.html

A good/clever use for trash.

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KCDem

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Tue Dec-23-03 09:46 PM
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1. is this related to Ih8GOP's thread?

Edited on Tue Dec-23-03 09:47 PM by KCDem

:shrug:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=570608

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