Várzea Paulista Landfill Methane Assessment Report and Capacity Building
- Stage
- Ongoing
- Sector
- Landfills
- Geographical Focus
- Brazil
- Location
- City: Várzea Paulista
- Description of Project
- U.S. EPA met with municipal officials and collected site data to evaluate the technical feasibility and the insitutional and political framework of capturing and using methane gas at the Várzea Paulista Landfill.
- Partner Countries included in or proposing this activity
- Brazil, United States
- Instrumental Organizations
- Intermunicipal Sanitary Landfill
Consortium, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Estimated Annual GHG Emissions Reductions (MTCO2E)
- 255,188 (assumes reductions from flaring and electricity generation for period 2009-2022)
- Results and Outcomes
- Identify suitable landfills with sufficient quantities of high quality biogas that can be used to meet local energy needs.
- Additional Documentation
- Várzea Paulista Assessment Report (PDF)
- Primary contact for this project or activity
First Name: Chris
Last Name: Godlove
Organization Name: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Email: godlove.chris@epa.gov
- Financial And In-Kind Support (U.S. $)
- Total Amount provided by all Partner Countries and Organizations instrumental to this project or activity:
Description of In-Kind Support:
- Comments
- Expo
- No
