Niagara Falls, Ontario (2006 vintage)

The Landfill Gas Recovery Project resides on the CSA reductions registry and the offsets have been verified by a third party (ICF International).
 
This project captures landfill gas from the East Quarry landfill and distributes it to a nearby plant that produces recycled content paper. Previously, all of this gas leaked into the atmosphere, where it played a significant role in perpetuating global warming. New amendments to the landfill have diverted these emissions, while simultaneously providing power to other facilities.

The captured landfill gas gets dehydrated and compressed, before it is transported to the nearby Abitibi mill. Here, it is used instead of natural gas, which offsets some of the energy requirements of this facility. The benefits are twofold: primary reductions are achieved by preventing gas release from the landfill, while secondary benefits come from displacing the use of natural gas.

For more information about this project, and to see the latest results please click here.