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



LocationNorthwood, Ohio
End User(s)Sunoco Refinery
Sector(s)Refinery
Landfill(s)Evergreen Recycling & Disposal Landfill
Landfill Size12.42 million tons waste-in-place (2004)
Project TypeDirect Thermal
Project Size1,528 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
Environmental BenefitsCarbon sequestered annually by 4,300 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 3,500 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 44,300 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 5,000 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0052 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.
LMOP Partners InvolvedToro Energy, Inc., Waste Management, Inc.

Last Updated: 8/18/2008


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