Welcome to Our Website!
Read this first to find out about this website is about. Our aim is to provide those involved in the renewable energy, resource and waste management industries the best source of information about: “Landfill gas, its creation and use, from the processes that produce it, to the production of sustainable renewable energy from it”. We […]
Landfill Gas Extraction Well Design – An Introduction
It is important that all landfill gas extraction wells (also known as gas extraction boreholes) are designed carefully in accordance with best practice. In this article we have tried to identify the most important aspect of design. We also recommend the United Kingdom reader to consult the UK Environment Agency Publication, “Guidance on the Management […]
UK Landfill Gas – Energy, Insights & Information
Beneath capped surfaces of former UK rubbish tips, methane from decomposing waste is powering homes. While landfill gas output is declining due to stricter waste policies, capturing this potent greenhouse gas remains a critical climate win, offering a unique chance to maximize energy recovery from legacy sites…
What Home Water Softeners and Landfill Gas Have in Common: Reducing Environmental Waste
Water softeners and landfill gas are two things you may not think are linked in any way. One is a household plumbing addition, and the other is a natural byproduct of organic waste, such as food scraps and yard trimmings, decomposing in a landfill. However, if these two things are brought together, their similarities are […]
Landfill Gas Production Rate Calculation: Key Factors Influencing Methane Emissions
Have you ever stared at your site’s gas production figures and thought, “Are these numbers actually right?” It’s one of the most common frustrations in waste management. Landfills produce methane constantly, and measuring it accurately matters enormously. Get your Landfill Gas Production Rate wrong, and you’re either over-planning your capture system or missing real emissions. […]
Understanding Landfill Gas Risks Before Buying Property Near a Landfill
Buying Real Estate: Understand Landfill Gas Risks before buying land near a landfill! Landfill sites can produce methane, and that can continue for many years. It has been a known issue for years. Site operators used to see small landfill gas fires as minor problems when they first started to happen in the 1970s in […]
Landfill Gas Engine Tendering Tips for High Landfill Gas Utilisation and Value
We decided to create this article about landfill gas engine tendering due to concerns about the lowest cost tendering rules. Read on for our tips designed to help you procure high landfill Gas Utilisation and low prices. Very often, a landfill gas CHP unit (gas engine) is selected, which offers a low capital cost, but […]
Landfill Methane Emissions: Why Capturing This Gas Is the Most Cost-Effective Climate Action Available
Landfills are a major source of anthropogenic methane (CH4) emissions, a potent greenhouse gas ~80 times more warming than carbon dioxide (CO2) over 20 years. With global waste heading towards 3.8 billion tonnes by 2050, the methane silently escaping from the world’s landfills has become one of the most critical — and most neglected — […]
Landfill Gas PFAS: The Overlooked Air Emissions Risk at Modern Landfills
Landfill Gas PFAS are an emerging concern at least as serious as PFAS in leachate. U.S. landfills release approximately 836 kilograms of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into the atmosphere every year through landfill gas emissions alone. 2 This figure, drawn from research sampling 30 municipal solid waste landfills across 17 states, directly matches the […]
UK Landfill Gas Health & Safety Considerations
Landfill gas (LFG) operations in the UK demand strict safety protocols to mitigate explosion, asphyxiation, and toxicity risks. Compliance with DSEAR and other regulations ensures protection against hazardous gas emissions, safeguarding worker health and surrounding communities from chronic respiratory conditions linked to volatile organic compounds…
Landfills and Methane Gas – Solutions and Environmental Impact
Methane from landfills is 80 times stronger than CO2 over 20 years, making it a pressing climate issue. With landfills being the third-largest methane source in the U.S., strategies like landfill gas-to-energy and organic waste diversion are crucial for impactful change. Explore these solutions and their potential…
