LANDFILL

Sustainable strategies for waste management and landfills include waste diversion, recycling, composting, and geothermal energy production using landfill gases. Standard methods of waste disposal are landfills and incineration. Landfill methane can be tapped, captured, and used as a relatively clean energy source for generating electricity or heat rather than leaking into the air or being dispersed as waste. The climate benefit is twofold: prevent landfill emissions and displace coal, oil, or natural gas that might otherwise be used.

Though recycling efforts have increased worldwide, Americans still waste millions of plastic bottles and other products daily. As landfill space becomes more scarce and opposition to incineration facilities increases, many cities spend increasingly large amounts of their budget on finding new locations to take their waste. Landfill gas is a natural by-product of landfills that can be used for energy. It refers to the methane and other gases produced by the organic waste in landfills and is often released into the atmosphere.

Upgrading natural gas to renewable natural gas can reduce methane emissions and financially benefit waste management facilities. RNG offers a sustainable way to dispose of waste while generating energy. Switching to renewable natural gas helps your facility or community manage waste more effectively while reducing the adverse effects of pollutants such as methane. As RNG burns cleaner than other types of gas—plus fossil fuels—it reduces greenhouse gas emissions and contributes to less energy-intensive industries while helping sustain our planet.

Stark Tech provides comprehensive renewable natural gas plants and engineering services. As a partner for any landfill operation that seeks to reach its sustainability goals, our expertise and dedication to customer service can help reduce its carbon footprint.