Landfill GHG Reduction, Waste Diversion and Energy Recovery Project
Type of initiative
FCM Green Municipal Fund - Plans, Studies, Pilots
Sector
Waste
Project value$114,500
Project Type
Feasibility Study
Sub Sector
Landfill Gas Management
Grant amount$57,250
Program type
GMF
Municipality
Leduc County, AB
Status
Fully Disbursed
Population
14,416
Project timeline
2005 - 2011
Project number
3849
Description
This project will build on the success of GMEF 1130, in which Leduc achieved a 50 per cent reduction in methane gasemissions using methane oxidation (MethOx) beds, a system of landfill gas management that is affordable and practicalfor small to medium sized landfills. GMEF 1130 results indicated that oxidation levels could be further increased if theMethOx beds could be kept above freezing during the winter and if the MethOx bed design was improved. In this pilotstudy, a full-scale methane oxidation test field from which landfill gas is channelled will be designed, constructed andmonitored, as well as a high-performance MethOx test bed where the landfill gas is oxidized. It is expected that mostsmall to medium sized landfills in Canada will be able to utilize the findings of this project to reduce their methaneemissions by up to 85 per cent.
Applicant
Leduc and District Regional Waste Management Authority, AB