Landfill Methane Outreach Program
Central America Landfill Gas Model Workshop
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Proceedings and Highlights
USEPA/USAID held a workshop in San Salvador, El Salvador, on March 29—30, 2007, to train potential users on the Central America Landfill Gas (LFG) Model. EPA developed the Model to help landfill owners and operators, end users of landfill gas, and other interested parties in Central America evaluate the feasibility and potential benefits of collecting and using LFG for energy recovery. The agenda of the workshop is noted below. To view presentations from the workshop, use the links to the PDF documents listed after each agenda topic. If you have difficulty accessing or obtaining the information from these PDF documents, please contact LMOP.
Both the Model and its accompanying User's Manual can be downloaded below. (Selecting this link will launch the spreadsheet. To download the data, right-click the link and save the file to your computer.)
- Spreadsheet (Excel, 1.2MB) | Spanish (Excel, 1.2MB)
- Users Manual (PDF) (26 pp, 603K) | Spanish (PDF) (24 pp, 387K)
Solid Waste and Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Melissa Weitz (PDF) (13 pp, 188K), U.S. EPA Climate Change Division
Overview of Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP)
- Victoria Ludwig (PDF) (16 pp, 771K), LMOP, U.S. EPA
Overview of Project
- Victoria Ludwig, LMOP, U.S. EPA
- Melissa Weitz (PDF) (14 pp, 566K), U.S. EPA Climate Change Division
Solid Waste Management Practices in Central America Today
- Representative From Belize (PDF) (16 pp, 851K)
- Representative From Costa Rica (Only Available in Spanish) (PDF) (8 pp, 365K)
- Representative From Guatemala (Only Available in Spanish) (PDF) (20 pp, 2.7MB)
- Representative From Honduras (Only Available in Spanish) (PDF) (50 pp, 3.7MB)
- Representative From El Salvador (Only Available in Spanish) (PDF) (19 pp, 812K)
- Representative From Nicaragua
- Representative From Panama (Only Available in Spanish) (PDF) (11 pp, 258K)
Experience of Landfills with Gas Collection Systems in Central America
- Representative From El Salvador—Nejapa Landfill (PDF) (21 pp, 258K)
Waste Report and Results
- Sheila M. Suárez, SCS Engineers (PDF) (15 pp, 291K)
Model Development
- Alex Stege, SCS Engineers (PDF) (26 pp, 385K)
Model Demonstration
- Alex Stege, SCS Engineers