Herzog Environmental Division is part of the Herzog Group of Companies, and is based in St. Joseph, Mo. It provides solid waste management and construction services to federal, state and local governmental agencies, in addition to private sector clients. Contracts include all phases of landfill operation, maintenance and construction of temporary and permanent betterments, resource recovery systems, tire shredding and composting. The company operates throughout the United States and includes the operation of more than five solid waste landfills in San Diego County, Calif., and a contract with Minneapolis/St. Paul Metropolitan Waste Control Commission to beneficially process and dispose of incinerated sewage sludge ash. It uses modern techniques, such as collection of methane gas from a project and transforming it into a major asset through its sale to a power generation company for electrical power.