County Plans to Vaporize Landfill Trash

September 11, 2006 County Plans to Vaporize Landfill Trash (AP)

St. Lucie County Solid Waste Director Leo Cordeiro, left, and Assistant Director Ron Roberts, right, pose at the St. Lucie County landfill in Fort Pierce, Fla., Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006. Atlanta-based Geoplasma has a grand plan to build a $425 million plant here that will turn 3,000 tons of garbage a day into synthetic gas and steam to power homes and production lines. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

(AP) -- A Florida county has grand plans to ditch its dump, generate electricity and help build roads - all by vaporizing garbage at temperatures hotter than parts of the sun.

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