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Photo collage of landfill gas collection systems, landfill methane utilization options (i.e., greenhouses, electricity), and the LMOP logoCentralia Landfill Leachate Evaporation



LocationCentralia, Washington
End User(s)Centralia Landfill
Sector(s)Onsite
Landfill(s)Centralia Landfill
Landfill Size1.77 million tons waste-in-place
Project TypeLeachate Evaporation
Project Size53 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
Environmental BenefitsCarbon sequestered annually by 1,400 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 1,200 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 14,700 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 170 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0017 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.

Last Updated: 8/18/2008


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