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Photo collage of landfill gas collection systems, landfill methane utilization options (i.e., greenhouses, electricity), and the LMOP logoFrito-Lay Direct-Use LFG Energy Project



LocationRosenberg, Texas
End User(s)Frito-Lay Inc.
Sector(s)Food products
Landfill(s)Rosenberg Landfill
Landfill Size2.65 million tons waste-in-place (2000)
Project TypeBoiler
Project Size694 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
Environmental BenefitsCarbon sequestered annually by 2,000 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 1,600 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 20,100 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 2,300 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0024 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.
LMOP Partners InvolvedCPL Systems Inc., PepsiCo, Inc.

Last Updated: 8/18/2008


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