Republic Services Caps Atlanta Landfill With Flexible Solar Cover

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REPUBLIC SERVICES CAPS ATLANTA LANDFILL WITH FLEXIBLE SOLAR COVER

• One of Georgia’s largest solar projects
• Will generate enough electricity to power more than 200 homes

ATLANTA – October 4, 2011 – http://www.alliedwaste.com/">Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) today cemented its leadership in landfill energy production with the dedication of a solar energy cover on its closed Hickory Ridge landfill near Atlanta. The innovative flexible solar cover technology that increases renewable energy output at landfills will generate 1 megawatt (MW) of electricity and meet the needs of 224 homes. The 45-acre closure system, which includes 10 acres of solar panels, is the world’s largest landfill solar energy cap and can be seen from planes using the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

As one of the largest solar projects in Georgia so far and only the third application of this solar landfill technology in the country, Hickory Ridge becomes the state's first landfill solar farm, transforming a closed landfill into a commercial scale, solar energy-generating facility. The cover, a http://www.carlisleenergy.com/?page=landfills">Spectro PowerCapTM made by http://www.carlisleenergy.com/">Carlisle Energy Services (CES), is a new dual-purpose landfill closure system that allows a landfill owner to close a landfill and also generate renewable electrical power.

“This is a technologically advanced solution that is actually very simple at its core,” said Bob Boucher, senior vice president, operations for Republic. “Given the choice of covering the site with clay and soil, or flexible solar panels, we made the choice that not only caps the landfill with an environmentally safe technology but also produces enough renewable energy to power the equivalent of 224 homes.”

The roughly $5 million investment by Republic is being offset by a $2 million grant of federal stimulus money awarded through the http://www.gefa.org/">Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA). Georgia received $82.5 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for state energy-efficiency and renewable energy programs.

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