Thousands of Sydney Homes to Be Powered Using Wastewater

Thousands of Sydney Homes to Be Powered Using Wastewater
High density housing is seen in an established suburb August 2, 2006 in Sydney, Australia. Ian Waldie/Getty Images
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Thousands of Sydney homes will be powered using wastewater under a new plan to use the waste matter to generate gas.

NSW Water Minister Melinda Pavey says wastewater from Sydney’s Malabar treatment plant—the largest in the country—will be used to generate biomethane.