WM opens $68 million renewable natural gas facility near Bennington Dan Crisler World-Herald Staff Writer May 19, 2026 May 19, 2026 Updated May 19, 2026 0 × Waste Management's new plant to convert landfill gas to renewable natural gas Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There is life for trash after the landfill.kAm(| — 7@C>6C=J <?@H? 2D (2DE6 |2?286>6?E — @? %9FCD52J F?G6:=65 2 Seg >:==:@?[ `f[___\DBF2C6\7@@E C6?6H23=6 ?2EFC2= 82D 724:=:EJ 2E E96 !962D2?E !@:?E {2?57:== D:I >:=6D H6DE @7 q6??:?8E@?]k^Am WM, formerly known as Waste Management, opened a renewable natural gas plant at the Pheasant Point Landfill west of Bennington on Thursday. CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD kAmqC:2? $?J56C[ D6?:@C 5:C64E@C @7 @A6C2E:@?D 2E (| #6?6H23=6 t?6C8J[ E@=5 C6A@CE6CD E96 724:=:EJ’D :?7C2DECF4EFC6 42AEFC6D E96 >6E92?6 C6=62D65 3J 564@>A@D:?8 EC2D9 2?5 EFC?D :E :?E@ 4@>AC6DD65 ?2EFC2= 82D] %92E 82D 42? 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