Grinders are helping extend the life of landfills

American City and County: Instead of expanding their nearly full landfills, some waste administrators across the U.S. are opting to extend the lives of their landfills by grinding up trash to reduce the space it occupies.

Hastings, Neb. is one such city. It chose to buy a solid waste shredder to minimize the density its trash takes up while saving money in the process, KSNB-TV reports.

“By shredding the solid waste as it comes in, we're going to see a 75 percent reduction in volume," Hastings Solid Waste Superintendent Jack Newlun told KSNB-TV.

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