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Photo collage of landfill gas collection systems, landfill methane utilization options (i.e., greenhouses, electricity), and the LMOP logoLafarge Cement Kiln LFG Energy Project

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LocationSugar Creek, Missouri
End User(s)Lafarge North America Inc.
Sector(s)Cement
Landfill(s)Rumble Landfill I & II
Landfill Size3.74 million tons waste-in-place
Project TypeDirect Thermal (cement kiln)
Project Size972 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
Environmental BenefitsCarbon sequestered annually by 2,800 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 2,200 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 28,200 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 3,200 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0033 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.
LMOP Partners InvolvedCPL Systems Inc., Lafarge North America Inc., Waste Management, Inc.

Last Updated: 8/18/2008


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