Articles, tagged with "landfill gas", page 1

Power from Landfill Gas Benefits Explained

Peak production starts about a year soon after deposit in most established landfills, but substantial volumes of the gas can be produced for twenty or far more years after that when a landfill gas to energy scheme is installed, based on the individual la... Read >
Author: Hac Tonia

Concept of Green Web Hosting

The concept of web hosting occurs when a website hosting company uses eco-friendly sources of energy so as not to have any negative impact on the environment. It involves the use of alternative sources of energy other than carbon. These web servers provid... Read >
Author: dwspriyanka

5 Companies You Can Trust Are Going Green

By Erika Parker Price It seems every company is slapping green labels on their products, but is that just greenwashing or are all these companies going green? The practice has become so commonplace, it has even been added to the dictionary. A company ... Read >
Author: GoingGreenToday

High density polyethylene (HDPE)

High density polyethylene (HDPE) is the largest of the three polyethylenes (PE) by volume of consumption. It has a very linear structure with only a few short side branches leading to a higher density range as well as a more crystalline structure. It is d... Read >
Author: umair

Looking for greenhouse gase?

Looking for greenhouse gase? Unlike other greenhouse gases, CH4 is anabundant and readily available renewable energy source. It is also a primary constituent of natural gas and is therefore an important energy component. Over the years landfill wast... Read >
Author: yoni8levy

Why Landfills Can Be A Losing Proposition…

There has recently been a lot of discussion on Landfill Gas Capture (LFG). The gist: The material in a landfill is packed very tightly, which creates an anaerobic (no oxygen) environment. Some of the materials in landfills decay in this environment and... Read >
Author: bkmacdonald

Anaerobic Energy Currents

Anaerobic digestion catches on in Europe, and a UK trade industry, the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA) argues that this technology could produce 20% of Britain's energy supply cheaply and efficiently. "Anaerobic digestion is a mature ... Read >
Author: bkmacdonald

Landfills What they are for and What is In a Landfill

can not get rid of by recycling and kerbside collections. Modern landfills are more complex than the old town dump, a wasteland of smoldering fires, blowing trash, and unpleasant odours, Landfills must be built according to federal laws. They can not f... Read >
Author: Steve Last

What is an Animal Waste Biomethane Gas Collection System Technician

A Biomethane Gas Collection System Technician is responsible for the operation of equipment that processes animal waste and methane gas. The technician also tends to the day-to-day checking and maintenance of the equipment at a biomethane plant. The ca... Read >
Author: Eco20/20

How and Why You Should Get Energy from Landfill Gas

Methane is generated within 6 to eighteen months after solid waste is put in a landfill. Top production starts roughly a year after deposit in most established landfills, but serious volumes of the gas can be generated for 20 or more years after that whe... Read >
Author: bern mandrone56

Waste Degradation and the Idea of Acceptable Release Rate

Every landfill is an engineering project with an engineered leachate management system. Any landfill liner is part of the system. The system should be designed to accommodate a range of seepage rates from very low (the best containment that can be achieve... Read >
Author: Steve Last

How to Start Designing a Landfill

The overall approach that the promoter and developer of a landfill should take is that of embarking on a construction project, carried out over an extended period, to build a desired landform using waste materials and incorporating appropriate environment... Read >
Author: Steve Last

Landfill and Settlement The Basics Discussed

The final (post-settlement) levels and contours of a landfill must be indicated when drawing up a site restoration plan. In order to achieve these it is necessary to anticipate the amount of settlement that will occur and to ensure that this takes place a... Read >
Author: Steve Last

Use of Dense Asphaltic Concrete on Landfill Sites

Dense Asphaltic Concrete has been used as a Landfill Lining membrane material for many years and although it is not commonly seen in the UK, it is used much more often in Europe, and particularly in Germany. Asphaltic Concrete is the black substance ba... Read >
Author: Steve Last

Landfill Gas a Major Landfill Hazard But Also an Asset

Gas is produced in landfill sites due to anaerobic digestion of biodegradable organic wastes and this constitutes the big other environmental hazard of landfills after landfill leachate. Anaerobic digestion (AD) has been known for a long while, and is... Read >
Author: Steve Last

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