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



LocationThree Oaks, Michigan
End User(s)Forest Lawn Landfill
Sector(s)Onsite
Landfill(s)Forest Lawn Landfill
Landfill Size5.1 million tons waste-in-place (2001)
Project TypeLeachate Evaporation
Project Size300 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
Environmental BenefitsCarbon sequestered annually by 900 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 700 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 8,700 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 1,000 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.001 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.
LMOP Partners InvolvedRepublic Services, Inc., Shaw Environmental, Inc.

Last Updated: 8/18/2008


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