Waste Management

Tools by Topic

Landfill Gas Energy Cost Model (LFGcost-Web)

This software model evaluates the economic feasibility of landfill gas energy projects. LFGcost-Web is currently available to Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) Partners and Endorsers only. For information on becoming a Partner or Endorser, join LMOP.

http://www.epa.gov/lmop/res/index.htm#5

Waste Reduction Model (WARM)

WARM is designed to help solid waste planners and organizations track and voluntarily report greenhouse gas emissions reductions from different waste management practices. The model, available as a spreadsheet tool or web-based calculator, shows GHG emissions resulting from any of the common methods of municipal waste management – source reduction, recycling, composting, combustion, and landfilling. WARM uses a streamlined lifecycle analysis approach to evaluate the GHG emission associated with commodities found in the waste stream.

http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/ActionsWasteWARM.html

Landfill Gas Emissions Model (LandGEM)

The Landfill Gas Emissions Model is an automated tool for estimating air pollutant emissions from municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. The model can be used to estimate emission rates for methane, carbon dioxide, non-methane organic compounds, and individual air pollutants from landfills. The program can also be used by landfill owners and operators to determine if a landfill is subject to the control requirements of the federal New Source Performance Standard for new MSW landfills (40 CFR 60 Subpart WWW) or the emission guidelines for existing MSW landfills (40 CFR 60 Subpart Cc).

http://www.epa.gov/lmop/res/index.htm#5 (description)
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/catc/products.html#software (download)

The Clean Air and Climate Protection Software (CACPS)

CACPS is a Windows-based software tool that allows states and localities to analyze the impact of various air pollution control scenarios on traditional air pollutants and greenhouse gases (GHGs). The tool is divided into government and community modules, with each type allowing users to supply data on electricity and fuel-use reductions to analyze GHGs and air pollution impacts. For the community module, CACPS is subdivided into residential, industrial, commercial, transportation, and waste sectors. In the government module, sectors include: buildings, vehicle fleet, employee commute, streetlights, water/sewage, and waste.

http://www.4cleanair.org/InnovationDetails.asp?innoid=1
For a copy of the software send an e-mail to 4clnair@4cleanair.org with “CACP Software” in the subject line.