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



LocationElkhart, Indiana
End User(s)Earthmovers Landfill
Sector(s)Onsite
Landfill(s)Earthmovers Landfill
Landfill Size4.09 million tons waste-in-place
Project TypeLeachate Evaporation
Project Size1,227 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
Environmental BenefitsCarbon sequestered annually by 3,500 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 2,800 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 35,600 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 4,000 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0042 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.
LMOP Partners InvolvedShaw Environmental, Inc., Waste Management, Inc.

Last Updated: 8/18/2008


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