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Photo collage of landfill gas collection systems, landfill methane utilization options (i.e., greenhouses, electricity), and the LMOP logoClay Mining LFG Application



LocationBlythe, Georgia
End User(s)Unimin Kaolin Mine
Sector(s)Mining
Landfill(s)Richmond County-Deans Bridge Road Landfill
Landfill Size2.33 million tons waste-in-place
Project TypeDirect Thermal (flash drying step used in the processing of mined clay)
Project Size694 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
Environmental BenefitsCarbon sequestered annually by 18,700 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 15,100 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 191,200 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 2,300 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0224 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.
LMOP Partners InvolvedLandGas Technology, LLC

Last Updated: 8/18/2008


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