Landfills
Landfill gas (LFG), composed of about 50 percent methane, is a natural by-product of decomposing organic matter. LFG can be used to produce electricity with engines, turbines, or other technologies, and can be refined and injected into a natural gas pipeline. Using LFG in these ways can yield substantial energy, economic, environmental, air quality, and public health benefits.
Country Action Plans
- Argentina (PDF, 4 pp, 98 KB)
- Australia (PDF, 7 pp, 358 KB)
- Brazil (PDF, 57 pp, 2.4 MB)
- Canada (PDF, 12 pp, 168 KB)
- China (PDF, 7 pp, 142 KB)
- Italy (PDF, 11 pp, 265 KB)
- Japan (PDF, 1 pp, 122 KB)
- United Kingdom (PDF, 5 pp, 129 KB)
- United States (PDF, 13 pp, 242 KB)
Country representatives may fill-out and submit the country-specific profile and strategic plan (DOC, 4 pp, 85 KB) to the Administrative Support Group for inclusion on this page.
Methane to Markets Landfills Events
- 02 March 2010
Methane to Markets Partnership Expo
New Dehli, India - 14 December 2009
Landfill Gas to Energy Workshop
Bangkok, Thailand - 11 December 2009
Methane to Markets Landfill Gas to Energy workshop for the ISWA-Beacon Conference
Novi Sad, Serbia - 09 December 2009
M2M Phillippine Landfill Gas Workshop
Quezon City, Manila, Philippines - 27 October 2009
Landfill Sector Methane to Markets Gas Modelling Workshop
Beijing, China - 27 October 2009
Landfill Operations Workshop
Fortaleza, Brazil - 21 September 2009
Landfill Subcommittee Meeting
Long Beach, CA, United States - 13 August 2009
Landfill Gas Energy Workshop
Armenia, Colombia - 28 April 2009
Landfill Operations and Landfill Gas Workshop
Medellin, Cambodia - 26 March 2009
Landfill Gas Modeling Workshop
Guadalajara, Mexico - 27 January 2009
Landfill Subcommittee Meeting
Monterrey, Mexico - 27 January 2009
Landfill Technology Transfer Workshop: A Workshop on Barriers to Project Development and Landfill Biogas Project Successes
Monterrey, Mexico - 04 December 2008
Landfill Operations Workshop
Cancun, Mexico - 01 December 2008
UNFCCC 14th Conference of the Parties (COP)
Pozan, Poland - 04 November 2008
Landfill Methane to Markets Workshop
Qubus Hote, Krakow, Poland - 03 November 2008
International Solid Waste Association and Waste Management & Recycling Association of Singapore World Congress
Suntec City, Singapore - 22 October 2008
APLAS - The Fifth Asian-Pacific Landfill Symposium
Sapporo, Japan - 21 October 2008
WASTECON 2008, SWANA's 46th Annual Solid Waste Exhibition
Tampa Bay, Florida, United States - 10 October 2008
Landfill Operations Training Course
Buenos Aires, Argentina - 09 October 2008
Environmental and Public Utilities Seminar
bogota, Colombia - 24 September 2008
China Carbon Congress 2008
Hainan, China - 16 September 2008
Carbon Markets USA
Washington, D.C., United States - 07 September 2008
Global Waste Management Symposium
Copper Mountain, Colorado, United States - 18 June 2008
Landfill Subcommittee Meeting
Buenos Aires, Argentina - 17 June 2008
Citywaste Asia 2008
Rasa Sentosa Resort, Singapore - 02 June 2008
SBSTA Meeting
Bonn, Germany - 15 May 2008
Navigating the Carbon World
Marriot Hotel and Marina,San Diego , CA, United States - 07 May 2008
Carbon Expo
Cologne, Germany - 15 April 2008
Carbonmarkets Americas
Sao Paulo, Brazil - 02 April 2008
Cooperation for Waste Issues - 5th International Conference on Solid Waste, Sewage and Air Emissions Management
Kharkiv, Ukraine - 31 March 2008
Training Workshops on Energy Recovery, Greenhouse Gas Reductins, and Carbon Financing
Shenzhen and Beijing, China - 11 March 2008
Carbon Market Insights
Copenhagen, Denmark - 04 March 2008
WIREC Side Event - Methane to Markets Partnership: International Opportunities in Renewable Energy Projects in Landfills and Manure Waste Management
Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC, United States - 01 October 2007
International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium
Sardinia, Italy - 24 September 2007
ISWA/NVRD World Congress 2007
Amsterdam, Netherlands - 09 May 2007
Waste to Energy International Exhibition & Conference for Energy from Waste and Biomass
Bremen, Germany - 04 May 2007
Landfill Subcommittee Meeting
Blauer Salon, Koeln Messe, Cologne, Germany - 29 November 2006
Landfill Subcommittee Meeting
Hotel Oro Verde, Cuenca, Ecuador - 07 November 2006
Landfill Methane to Markets Specialized Workshop
Rimini, Italy - 23 October 2006
Second International Conference on JI Projects in Ukraine - "Climate Change and Business"
Kiev, Ukraine - 18 October 2006
Fourth Asian-Pacific Landfill Symposium
Shanghai, China - 18 September 2006
Third International Conference on Biomass for Energy
Kiev, Ukraine - 05 September 2006
2006 WASTECON Biennial Conference & Exhibition
Somerset West, Cape Town, South Africa - 12 May 2006
Landfill Subcommittee Meeting
Cologne, Germany - 10 May 2006
CARBON EXPO - Global Carbon Market Fair & Conference
Cologne, Germany - 09 May 2006
ISWA Beacon Conference: Waste Treatment and Final Destination
Expo Center Norte - Yellow Pavillion, Sao Paulo, Brazil - 28 March 2006
Carbon Markets America
Pestana Rio Atlantica Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 27 March 2006
SWANA's 29th Landfill Gas Symposium
Hilton St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg FL, United States - 22 March 2006
Latin American Carbon Forum
Quito, Ecuador - 09 March 2006
Landfill Gas to Energy Workshop
Delhi, India - 09 June 2005
Private Sector Outreach Workshop
Washington, DC, United States - 31 May 2005
Landfill Methane to Markets Workshop
Moscow, Russia
