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



LocationOkeechobee, Florida
End User(s)Berman Road Landfill
Sector(s)Onsite
Landfill(s)Berman Road Landfill
Landfill Size13.5 million tons waste-in-place (2006)
Project TypeLeachate Evaporation
Project Size1,200 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
Environmental BenefitsCarbon sequestered annually by 3,400 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 2,700 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 34,800 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 3,900 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0041 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.
LMOP Partners InvolvedLFG Specialties, L.L.C., Shaw Environmental, Inc., Waste Management, Inc.

Last Updated: 8/18/2008


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