The City of Fargo Landfill site is holding back development of the NW quadrant of the city. It's also an eyesore, producing terrible smells throughout that section of the city.

We need to get rid of it, and I think it can be done by 2030 - opening that area up to more development in Fargo! Here's some options:

1.) Move it much farther outside the city. I don't see this happening, as I don't see anyone who would want this next to them.

2.) Contract with another major city to take our waste. Once again, odds of this are quite low as many major cities are also struggling with what to do about their own landfills which are overcapacity.

3.) Install a Plasma Furnace Incinerator and burn all the trash at the landfill leaving nothing but ash to be buried. I think this is the best option as it can be used to generate energy for the city. We'd have to ensure the incineration used exhaust towers that went at least 300ft-400ft in the air (like NDSU's Coal Exhaust tower) to ensure folks around the area don't have to deal with the smell. Make sure it's ISO 14001 certified as it's the strictest air quality standard. The cost could easily covered by sale of electricity to the businesses in the city or offset the city's own power needs. Also the costs of garbage collection should easily cover the cost. If the incinerator is efficient enough, we could also charge other cities to deal with their waste...

Check out how our neighbors in Vancouver, B.C. are doing it in the attached YouTube video.