Landfill Methane Outreach Program
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Earthmovers, IN Leachate Evaporation
- Location:
- Elkhart, Indiana
- End User(s):
- Earthmovers Landfill
- Sector(s):
- On-site
- Landfill(s):
- Earthmovers Landfill
- Landfill Size:
- 4.09 million tons waste-in-place
- Project Type:
- Leachate Evaporation
- Project Size:
- 160 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
- Environmental Benefits:
- Carbon sequestered annually by 420 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 380 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 4,600 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 540 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0005 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.
- LMOP Partners Involved:
- Shaw Environmental, Inc., Waste Management, Inc.
- Last Updated:
- 7/7/2010