/technologies/power-management/b/alt-energy-blog/posts/12-5-trillions-of-gallons-of-fuel-wasted-a-yearwastewater facility Newcastle University in the U.K. is making new with their latest claim. The “United States flushes 12.5 Trillion gallons of energy down the drain.” They are referring to biofuels in sewage. Newcastle’s Elizabeth S. Heidrich s...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/power-management/b/alt-energy-blog/posts/12-5-trillions-of-gallons-of-fuel-wasted-a-yearTue, 08 Mar 2011 22:32:15 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:89235a54-3a13-410f-a969-cee545eda55bDAB1<p>I for one will be much happier when people stop thinking of &quot;waste&quot; material as something to dump and begin to realize the incredible opportunity that exists if we would &quot;mine&quot; the material instead.&nbsp; I am encouraged that some of my local farmers are using the left over sludge as free fertilizer for their crops.&nbsp; I think that is the key to enhancing reuse, is to help people understand that it has &quot;value&quot;.&nbsp; Then they will less likely to want to just dump it somewhere.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thanks,</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=12184&AppID=68&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">