Basic Information about Landfill Gas | US EPA - U.S. Environmental ...
2024年9月20日 · Learn about methane emissions from landfills, how landfill gas is collected and treated, and the types of landfill gas energy projects.
Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) | US EPA
2024年10月10日 · The U.S. EPA's Landfill Methane Outreach Program is a voluntary program that works cooperatively with industry stakeholders and waste officials to reduce or avoid methane emissions from landfills. Landfill gas contains methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
Quantifying Methane Emissions from Landfilled Food Waste
2024年1月22日 · Methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, is emitted from landfills, resulting from the decaying of organic waste over time under anaerobic conditions. Municipal solid waste landfills are the third-largest source of methane emissions from human activities in the United States.
Frequent Questions about Landfill Gas | US EPA - U.S.
2024年8月29日 · By using LFG to produce energy, landfills can significantly reduce their emissions of methane and avoid the need to generate energy from fossil fuels, thus reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and …
Project and Landfill Data by State | US EPA - U.S. Environmental ...
2024年9月20日 · This page provides data from the LMOP Database for U.S. landfills and LFG energy projects in Excel files and a map of project and "candidate" landfill counts by state.
Basic Information about Landfill Gas | Landfill Methane Outreach ...
2020年12月9日 · Learn about methane emissions from landfills, how landfill gas is collected and treated, and the types of landfill gas energy projects.
Benefits of Landfill Gas Energy Projects | US EPA - U.S.
2024年4月25日 · Using landfill gas (LFG) to generate energy and reduce methane emissions produces positive outcomes for local communities and the environment. LFG energy projects reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants, benefit the economy, and more.
Composting | US EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2024年10月10日 · When food and other organic materials decompose in a landfill where anaerobic (without oxygen) conditions are present, bacteria break down the materials and generate methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.
Renewable Natural Gas | US EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection …
2024年11月6日 · RNG projects capture and recover methane generated by a landfill or anaerobic digester facility. Methane has a global warming potential at least 28 times greater than carbon dioxide and a relatively short (12-year) atmospheric life, so reducing these emissions can achieve near-term beneficial impacts in mitigating global climate change.
Benefits of Landfill Gas Energy Projects | US EPA
2020年5月4日 · Using landfill gas (LFG) to generate energy and reduce methane emissions produces positive outcomes for local communities and the environment. LFG utilization projects create partnerships among citizens, nonprofit organizations, local governments, and industry in sustainable community planning.