The picture it paints of life in America at that time -- the parties,the automobiles, the endless fields of waste -- are unforgettable.

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But,unlike city sewage, this waste sits in lagoons and is spread untreated on farm fields as fertilizer.

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Thou saw the fields laid bare an waste, An weary winter comin fast.

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Considering the opportunities to treat gas that would otherwise be flared, to unlock otherwise uneconomic shale and conventional gas fields, and increasing opportunities for biomass, waste and coal conversion, small-scale GTL may well have a significant niche to fill in our emerging energy picture.

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Even the waste from the waste is put to good use -- the waste from the bio-fermentor is used as a natural fertiliser in the barley fields.

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