EPA`s landfill methane outreach program: Helping facilities save money and protect the environment by using landfill gas
Conference
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OSTI ID:478185
Until the past decade, landfill gas (LFG) was viewed as a nuisance at best and a hazard at worst. Today, many landfill owners and private-sector solid waste management companies are finding ways to put landfill gas to productive use. Landfill gas energy recovery eliminates detrimental air emissions; prevents landfill methane from contributing to global climate change; stops methane from migrating off-site and becoming a safety hazard or odor problem; and provides local utilities, industry, and consumers with a competitive, local source of power. In other words, LFG-to-energy facilities provide a unique form of recycling - solid waste is hauled to the landfill as refuse and returned to the consumer in the form of energy. US EPA`s Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) works to encourage greater use of LFG at facilities across the US.
- OSTI ID:
- 478185
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-961173--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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