Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc. announced the start of site construction for Phase 2 of its first waste-to-fuels project, the Sierra BioFuels Plant, with a groundbreaking event at the plant site in McCarran, to celebrate this milestone. Sierra will be the nation’s first commercial-scale plant converting household garbage, that would otherwise be landfilled, into a low-carbon, renewable transportation fuel product. Fulcrum’s process has numerous social and environmental benefits, including extending the life of landfills and reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions. Compared to the use of traditional petroleum transportation fuel, Fulcrum’s process will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 80 percent. Jim Macias, Fulcrum’s President CEO says by converting waste into low-carbon transportation fuel, Fulcrum provides a real solution to the aviation industry’s commitment to reduce carbon emissions.