I came across a new business in the UK called Waste2Tricity. Apparently they are building a solution that will take carbon-based waste from homes and businesses and convert it into clean, green electricity. This would not only reduce carbon emissions (from burning coal to produce electricity) but also reduce the amount of rubbish going into landfill (or more likely, being shipped off to the 3rd world to be disposed of as disastrously as possible).
It would be pretty amazing if they can pull it off – by that I mean do it economically without creating lots of environmental side-effects. Good luck!