At the sprawling Oued Laya landfill outside Tunis, a faint hum breaks the usual silence of a desolate site. This isn’t the sound of more garbage trucks arriving; it’s the sound of a revolution. Here, methane—a potent greenhouse gas once destined to leak into the atmosphere—is being captured, converted, and funneled into the national grid. It’s a tangible sign of Tunisia’s ambitious pivot: turning its mounting waste crisis into a strategic energy source. Facing chronic energy dependency, with over 90% of its electricity generated from imported natural gas, and severe…
From Trash to Treasure: How Tunisia Is Powering Its Future with Waste
