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Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP)
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Photo collage of landfill gas collection systems, landfill methane utilization options (i.e., greenhouses, electricity), and the LMOP logoCity of Glendale Direct-Use Project



LocationGlendale, California
End User(s)City of Glendale
Sector(s)Municipal
Landfill(s)Scholl Canyon Landfill
Landfill Size24.53 million tons waste-in-place (2004)
Project TypeDirect Thermal
Project Size5,110 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
Environmental BenefitsAnnual greenhouse gas reductions equivalent to planting 17,600 acres of forest, removing the emissions of 12,300 vehicles, or preventing the use of 149,400 barrels of oil. Annual energy savings equate to heating 38,400 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0174 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.
LMOP Partners InvolvedCity of Glendale, Palmer Capital Corporation, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

Last Updated: 1/3/2007


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