The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a special outreach program for garbage landfills. The program encourages trash dumps to create methane and liquid natural gas.
EPA manager Tom Frankiewicz says, “Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide. Methane is also the main component of natural gas, so by capturing and using methane as an energy source you get an even bigger bang for the buck.”
“There is growing interest, but because removing impurities from the methane is currently quite expensive, right now it’s only profitable at larger landfills where you have enough landfill gas. With today’s economics, these projects only happen at the biggest sites in the U.S.; the thought is that as the technology becomes cheaper, that will change. ”
One partner in the program, MWH Americas, Inc., states, “At MWH, there is a strong focus on their climate change commitment. Sustainable development activities also cover a range of other issues such as water scarcity, efficiency in the use of resources, biodiversity, and the social, cultural, and environmental impacts of economic development. MWH is committed to working with their clients to reduce their impact on the world and to improve the world’s quality of life. Inspired in part by their company purpose and in part by their invitation to participate in the Clinton Global Initiative, MWH developed a multi-year, multi-faceted Climate Change Commitment aimed at combating climate change and raising awareness of its causes and effects.”
Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a special outreach program for garbage landfills. The program encourages trash dumps to create methane and liquid natural gas.
EPA manager Tom Frankiewicz says, “Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide. Methane is also the main component of natural gas, so by capturing and using methane as an energy source you get an even bigger bang for the buck.”
“There is growing interest, but because removing impurities from the methane is currently quite expensive, right now it’s only profitable at larger landfills where you have enough landfill gas. With today’s economics, these projects only happen at the biggest sites in the U.S.; the thought is that as the technology becomes cheaper, that will change. ”
One partner in the program, MWH Americas, Inc., states, “At MWH, there is a strong focus on their climate change commitment. Sustainable development activities also cover a range of other issues such as water scarcity, efficiency in the use of resources, biodiversity, and the social, cultural, and environmental impacts of economic development. MWH is committed to working with their clients to reduce their impact on the world and to improve the world’s quality of life. Inspired in part by their company purpose and in part by their invitation to participate in the Clinton Global Initiative, MWH developed a multi-year, multi-faceted Climate Change Commitment aimed at combating climate change and raising awareness of its causes and effects.”