In 2003, Mexico's Salinas Victoria used landfill methane to tackle waste pollution; the result made 7 MW, powering 25,000 homes and Monterrey’s public transport network daily

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Salinas Victoria experience also showed how waste management and energy planning can intersect. The World Bank reports that the plant eventually supplied almost 60% of the energy needed for public street lighting, public buildings and drinking-water pumping in the Monterrey metropolitan area, while covering about 80% of the energy requirements of Monterrey's transportation system.