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



LocationBellefontaine, Ohio
End User(s)Cherokee Run Landfill, Inc.
Sector(s)Onsite
Landfill(s)Cherokee Run Landfill, Inc.
Landfill Size6 million tons waste-in-place (1998)
Project TypeLeachate Evaporation
Project Size1,181 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
Environmental BenefitsCarbon sequestered annually by 3,300 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 2,700 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 34,200 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 3,800 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.004 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.
LMOP Partners InvolvedAllied Waste Services, DTE Biomass Energy

Last Updated: 8/18/2008


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