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Municipal Solid Waste Technical Proceedings from Global Methane Initiative Events

5 December 2011 Colombia Landfill Gas Model Workshop: Bogotá, Colombia (Spanish only)

14 November 2011 CCAD/GMI Landfill Construction, Operations and Landfill Gas Workshop: San Salvador, El Salvador (Spanish only)

Operación de Rellenos Sanitarios Nuevos - Parte 1 (PDF, 69 pp, 3.1 MB)
Operación de Rellenos Sanitarios Nuevos - Parte 2 (PDF, 46 pp, 2.8 MB)
Guías Técnica para el Manejo de Residuos Especiales (PDF, 34 pp, 922 KB)
Construcción de Nuevos Rellenos Sanitarios - Parte 1 (PDF, 71 pp, 3.1 MB)
Construcción de Nuevos Rellenos Sanitarios - Parte 2 (PDF, 48 pp, 2.6 MB)
Iniciativa Global de Metano (PDF, 17 pp, 735 KB)
Fundamentos del Biogás y Sistemas de Captura de Biogás (PDF, 37 pp, 1.2 MB)
Aprovechamiento del Biogás de Rellenos Sanitarios (PDF, 33 pp, 817 KB)
Presentación de la experiencia de Aprovechamiento de Biogás de Relleno Sanitario para generación de Energía en El Salvador (PDF, 19 pp, 1 MB)
Consideraciones Sociales para la Transformación de Vertederos a Rellenos Sanitarios, Caso Guatemala (PDF, 21 pp, 2.3 MB)

12-14 October 2011 GMI Partnership-Wide Meeting: Krakow, Poland

Waste Opportunities: Past and Future Climate Benefits from Better Municipal Waste Management in Europe from European Environment Agency (PDF, 28 pp, 343 KB)
The Waste Sector's Contribution to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions - A Successful Experience in Germany (PDF, 25 pp, 1.1 MB)
A Climate Calculator for Solid Waste Management (PDF, 18 pp, 333 KB)
Implications of New Waste Management Legislation in Finland (PDF, 22 pp, 1.6 MB)
Report Out to Steering Committee (PDF, 3 pp, 40 KB)
Mitigation Actions Available in the Waste Sector (PDF, 29 pp, 1.5 MB)
Waste NAMA as Part of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy (PDF, 15 pp, 471 KB)
Assessing NAMAs for Energy, Transportation, and Waste Sectors (PDF, 10 pp, 210 KB)
Financing an International Landfill Biogas Project – Mariupol and Chernigov Landfill Gas Energy Projects in Ukraine (PDF, 33 pp, 2 MB)
Energy from Wastewater (PDF, 56 pp, 4.3 KB)
Landfill Gas Systems Operations and Maintenance (PDF, 24 pp, 1.1 MB)
Leachate Management (PDF, 25 pp, 2.8 MB)
Perspectives on Advancing Landfill Gas Projects in Poland under GMI (PDF, 15 pp, 160 KB)
Landfill Gas Systems Operational Challenges in Poland (PDF, 16 pp, 1.2 MB)

7 September 2011 Serbia Landfill Biogas Workshop: Novi Sad, Serbia

MOE Activities and Serbia Methane Action Plan (PDF, 21 pp, 907 KB)
FTS Activities and Research on Serbian Solid Waste (PDF, 14 pp, 945 KB)
Landfill Biogas Project Considerations (PDF, 13 pp, 1.7 MB)
Modeling Landfill Biogas Generation from Serbian Landfills (PDF, 15 pp, 825 KB)
Serbian Feed-In Tariff (PDF, 20 pp, 506 KB)
Novi Sad Landfill Biogas Extraction Project Status (PDF, 19 pp, 6.5 MB)
Guidance to Municipalities for Issuing Landfill Biogas Tenders (PDF, 12 pp, 80 KB)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - Western Balkans Fund (PDF, 13 pp, 408 KB)

1 July 2011 GMI Landfill Gas Workshop: Santiago de Chile, Chile (Spanish only)

Capture and Utilization of Landfill Gas (PDF, 38 pp, 1.4 MB)
Removing Barriers for LFG Energy Projects in Chile (PDF, 15 pp, 642 KB)
Electricity Generation at Loma Los Colorados I y II (PDF, 50 pp, 4.8 MB)

27 June 2011 “Landfill Methane: Clean Energy Source” Workshop: Bahia Blanca, Argentina (Spanish only)

OPDS: Regionalización e Iniciativas para el Manejo Integral de los Residuos Sólidos (PDF, 51 pp, 3.1 MB)
Los Rellenos Sanitarios en la Gestión Integral de los Residuos Sólidos en los Estados Unidos (PDF, 26 pp, 1.2 MB)
Visión General de Iniciativa Global de Metano (GMI) (PDF, 15 pp, 767 KB)
Fundamentos sobre Rellenos Sanitarios - Cubiertas, revestimiento, control de lixiviados y aguas pluviales (PDF, 29 pp, 1.5 MB)
Conceptos Básicos sobre Biogás - Fundamentos sobre el biogás y visión general del sistema de captura y control del biogas (PDF, 25 pp, 675 KB)
Opciones de Proyectos de Energía a partir del Biogás y Estudios de Caso - Electricidad y Uso Directo (PDF, 18 pp, 684 KB)

9 December 2010 ISWA Beacon Conference 2010: Public - Private Partnership and Hazardous Waste in Developing Countries in South Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Mediterranean Region: Novi Sad, Serbia

Assessment Process for International Landfills (PDF, 21 pp, 732 KB)
Overview of Gas Collection and Control System (PDF, 22 pp, 609 KB)
LFGE Project Types: Electricity, Direct Use and High BTU (PDF, 23 pp, 1 MB)
Business Models for LFGE in Bulgaria: Plovdiv and Varna (PDF, 29 pp, 390 KB)
LFG Electricity Projects in Poland (PDF, 20 pp, 176 KB)
Infrared Heater in Khmelnitsky (PDF, 27 pp, 2.1 MB)
Opportunities and Barriers to Developing LFGE projects in SEE region (PDF, 15 pp, 1.6 MB)
EU/EBRD Western Balkans Sustainable Energy Financing Facility (PDF, 13 pp, 262 KB)

11 November 2010 Landfill Subcommittee Meeting: Venice, Italy

Environment Canada, Bio-Cancún Project (PDF, 9 pp, 294 KB)
Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority, Landfill Gas to Energy-Combined Engine and Organic Rankine Cycle Process (PDF, 32 pp, 1.82 MB)

17 September 2010 Advancing LFGE Projects: São Paulo, Brazil (Portuguese only)

Panorama de Resíduos Sólidos e Novo Lei Federal de Resíduos Sólidos no Brasil (PDF, 35 pp, 2.3MB)
Programa de eliminação de lixões do estado de São Paulo - Normatização/ legislação aplicada: diretrizes e parâmetros de licenciamento e controle no estado de São Paulo (PDF, 25 pp, 553K)
Tecnologias Para O Aproveitamento Energético Do Biogás (PDF, 45 pp, 1.3MB)
Visão geral sobre processos de contratação de projetos de utilização de Gases de Efeito Estufa, incluindo a importância de definir os direitos sobre o biogás (PDF, 18 pp, 959K)
Opções Potenciais de Financiamentos e Incentivos para Energias Renováveis (PDF, 16 pp, 532K)
Incentivos Financeiros para Energias Renováveis (PDF, 25 pp, 1.3MB)
Processo para desenvolver, aprovar e implantar um projeto de MDL (mecanismo de Desenvolvimento Limpo) (PDF, 28 pp, 1.5MB)

14 September 2010 Colombia Landfill Gas Model Workshop: Medellin, Colombia (Spanish only)

Landfill Gas – Recovery and Utilization (PDF, 39 pp, 1.1 MB)
Colombia Landfill Gas Model (PDF, 41 pp, 712K)
Colombia Landfill Database (PDF, 15 pp, 695K)
Colombia Landfill Gas Model Demonstration (PDF, 10 pp, 260K)

26 August 2010 8th National Congress ICLEI Mexico: LFG Workshop: Cancun, Mexico (Spanish only)

LFG Collection and Control Systems, and LFG Utilization (PDF, 39 pp, 1.7 MB)
Compliance with NOM-083 (PDF, 14 pp, 646K)
LFG Project, Cancun, México (PDF, 15 pp, 1.2 MB)
Project Financing (PDF, 7 pp, 248K)
Project Financing (PDF, 16 pp, 858K)
Development of Tender Technical Documents (PDF, 18 pp, 686K)

17 August 2010 LFG Methane a Clean Energy Source Workshop: Buenos Aires, Argentina (Spanish only)

M2M Overview_OPDS Training (PDF, 15 pp, 694K)
Fundamentos sobre los RS (PDF, 30 pp, 2.7MB )
Conceptos básicos sobre Biogás (PDF, 27 pp, 840K)
Opciones de proyectos LFGE OPDS (PDF, 19 pp, 737K)

2 June 2010 Creating Viable Landfill Gas to Energy Projects in Latin America: Buenos Aires, Argentina (Spanish only)

Overview of Latin American Countries Solid Waste Sector (PDF, 19 pp, 1.2 MB)
Overview of Latin American Countries Solid Waste Sector (PDF, 33 pp, 2.5 MB)
Landfill Operations Basics (PDF, 39 pp, 4.1 MB)
Overview of Gas Collection and Control System (PDF, 25 pp, 1.3 MB)
LFG Energy Project Types: Electricity, Direct Use and High Btu (PDF, 25 pp, 500 KB)
Landfill Biogas Project Planning and Overall Project Considerations (PDF, 20 pp, 407 KB)
LFG Electricity Projects in São Paulo (PDF, 24 pp, 1.3 MB)
United States LFG Direct Use Case Study (PDF, 24 pp, 3.7 MB)
LFG-Fueled Medical Waste Incinerator at Olavarria Landfill (PDF, 18 pp, 908 KB)
LFG-Fueled Infrared Heater at Escobar Landfill (PDF, 11 pp, 1.1 MB)
Leachate Evaporator, El Verde Landfill in León Guanajuato, México (PDF, 14 pp, 1.7 MB)
High BTU Project, La Farfana Waste Water Treatment Facility in Santiago, Chile (PDF, 45 pp, 4.5 MB)
Landfill Energy Project Economics, Financing And Selected Incentives (PDF, 99 pp, 10.8 MB)

22 April 2010 Landfill Operations Workshop: Neuquén, Argentina (Spanish only)

Situación Actual de los Servicios de Disposición Final de Residuos en la Provincia de Neuquén y la Regionalización del Manejo de los Residuos Sólidos (PDF, 59 pp, 8.57 MB)
Encuadre Conceptual de la Disposición Final de los Residuos Sólidos Urbanos (PDF, 22 pp, 1.16 MB)
Fundamentos sobre los Rellenos Sanitarios (PDF, 24 pp, 1.27 MB)
Operaciones en Rellenos Sanitarios: Administración del Frente de Trabajo (PDF, 40 pp, 3.17 MB)
Materiales de Cobertura (PDF, 10 pp, 1.48 MB)
Control de Agua Pluvial y Lixiviados (PDF, 22 pp, 2.74 MB)
Evaluación e Inspección de los Residuos (PDF, 9 pp, 471 KB)
Incendios en los Rellenos Sanitarios (PDF, 24 pp, 1.54 MB)
Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional en los Rellenos Sanitarios (PDF, 45 pp, 1.13 MB)
Fundamentos sobre el Biogás y Tecnologías de Aprovechamiento (PDF, 27 pp, 1.16 MB)
Aspectos sociales y de salubridad: recuperación informal de RSU dentro del sitio de disposición final. Recomendación para actividades sustitutivas (PDF, 24 pp, 1.54 MB)

3 – 5 March 2010 Methane to Markets Partnership Expo: A Forum for Projects, Technology, Financing and Policy: New Delhi, India

Waste and Climate Change (PDF, 23 pp, 312 KB)
Successful Registration of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Project for Earning Carbon Credits from Gorai Closure Project (PDF, 23 pp, 2.8 MB)
Implementing a Project After a Pre-Feasibility Study (PDF, 15 pp, 251 KB)
Landfill Operations to Improve Installation of Cap and Gas Collection (PDF, 32 pp, 3.3 MB)
Improving Landfill Gas (LFG) Recovery Using Permeable Layers: India Feasibility Study (PDF, 29 pp, 1.1 MB)
Case Study: Improving Landfill Operations Using GHG Credits from LFG Collection in Colombia (PDF, 14 pp, 1.1 MB)
Steps Toward Initiating LFG Utilization Projects in Developing Countries (Part 1): Project Assessments and Pre-Feasibility Studies (PDF, 36 pp, 1.4 MB)
Case Study: Pirana Landfill, Ahmedabad, India – An Assessment of the Potential for Methane Gas Recovery and Its Industrial Application (PDF, 21 pp, 2.7 MB)
Capping of Municipal Solid Waste Dumpsites in India (PDF, 101 pp, 11 MB)
LFG Project Development within the Methane to Markets Program in Ukraine (PDF, 32 pp, 1.1 MB)
LFG Used as a Fuel for a Medical Waste Treatment Facility in Argentina (PDF, 24 pp, 2.3 MB)
Potential for Converting LFG to Liquefied Natural Gas in India (PDF, 26 pp, 835 KB)
Promoting LFG as an Energy Source in Nigeria (PDF, 18 pp, 290 KB)
Potential for Landfill Methane Recovery in Major Indian Urban Areas (PDF, 20 pp, 981 KB)
Why Do the Actual LFG Flows Differ so Greatly from the CDM Modeling? (PDF, 39 pp, 7.5 MB)
Practical Considerations of LFG Analysis, Measurement, and Data Management to Receive CDM Credits (PDF, 27 pp, 1.2 MB)
The Impact of Elevated Leachate Levels on LFG Gas Generation and Recovery at Municipal Solid Waste Landfills in Asia (PDF, 33 pp, 9.7 MB)

27 October 2009 Landfill Operations Workshop: Fortaleza, Brazil (Portuguese only)

Current Situation of the Solid Waste Disposal Services in the State of Ceara (PDF, 5 pp, 341 KB)
Local and Regional Landfill Gas Sector Regulations (PDF, 5 pp, 111 KB)
Conceptual Framework of Urban Solid Waste Disposal (PDF, 8 pp, 511 KB)
E Landfill Basics (PDF, 4 pp, 245 KB)
Landfill Operations: Working Face Management (PDF, 9 pp, 922 KB)
Cover Materials (PDF, 2 pp, 172 KB)
Operational Aspects with Environmental Impact: Storm water and Leachate Control (PDF, 12 pp, 835 KB)
Waste Screening/Inspection (PDF, 3 pp, 173 KB)
Landfill Fires (PDF, 6 pp, 343 KB)
Health and Safety (PDF, 9 pp, 492 KB)
Landfill Gas Basics (PDF, 6 pp, 344 KB)
Training of Scavengers in the City of Fortaleza (PDF, 9 pp, 550 KB)

18 September 2009 Landfill Biogas Seminar: Almaty, Kazakhstan

Landfill and Landfill Gas Basics (PDF, 21 pp, 429 KB)
Landfill Wellfield Project Components (PDF, 33 pp, 1.9 MB)
Modeling Landfill Biogas Generation (PDF, 32 pp, 1.5 MB)
Economics of Landfill Biogas Technology Applications (PDF, 24 pp, 116 KB)

13 August 2009 Landfill Gas Workshop: Armenia, Colombia

Landfill Gas 101 (Spanish only) (PDF, 36 pp, 1.3 MB)
Landfill Gas Utilization Technologies (PDF, 41 pp, 872 KB)
Applicable Regulations for Landfill Gas Collection and Control Projects in Colombia (Spanish only) (PDF, 25 pp, 99 KB)
La Pradera Landfill Gas Project (Spanish only) (PDF, 23 pp, 5 MB)

28 – 29 Apr 2009 Landfill Operations and Landfill Gas Workshop: Medellin, Colombia (All presentations are available en Español only)

Landfills and Landfill Gas 101: En Español (PDF, 25 pp, 780 KB)
Landfill Operations – Working Face Management: En Español (PDF, 91 pp, 4.7 MB)
Landfill Operations – Fire, Health, & Safety: En Español (PDF, 106 pp, 3.4 MB)
Final Disposal of Solid Waste in Colombia: En Español (PDF, 17 pp, 568 KB)
Landfill Gas Projects – Applicable Regulations: En Español (PDF, 25 pp, 456 KB)
Regulatory Framework – Self-generation and co-generation in Colombia: En Español (PDF, 14 pp, 192 KB)
Sustainable Operations of Landfills in Medellin: En Español (PDF, 62 pp, 15.4 MB)
Pre-feasibility Studies for Villa Karina and El Tejar Landfills: En Español (PDF, 59 pp, 660 KB)
Landfill Gas Utilization Technologies: En Español (PDF, 41 pp, 1.1 MB)

26 – 27 Mar 2009 Landfill Gas Modeling Workshop: Guadalajara, Mexico (All presentations are available en Español only)

Methane and its Global Warming Effects: En Español (PDF, 11 pp, 872 KB)
Global Methane Initiative in Mexico: En Español (PDF, 12 pp, 242 KB)
Landfill Gas Collection Systems: En Español (PDF, 40 pp, 1.3 MB)
Landfill Gas Utilization: En Español (PDF, 33 pp, 801 KB)
Introduction to the new version of the Mexico LFG Model: En Español (PDF, 35 pp, 2.2 MB)
Hands-on Training on new version of the LFG Model: En Español (PDF, 10 pp, 556 KB)

28 January 2009 Landfill Technology Transfer Workshop: A Workshop on Barriers to Project Development and Landfill Biogas Project Successes: Monterrey, Mexico

How to convert a Landfill into an Energy Cluster – A Case Study from Juarez Mexico: En Español (PDF, 47 pp, 4.5 MB)
Using Landfill Biogas to fuel a Pyrolytic Furnace for Medical Waste in Argentina (PDF, 30 pp, 2.5 MB)
Landfill Biogas Recovery at Aguascalientes, Monterrey and León Landfills: En Español (PDF, 21 pp, 386 KB)
SEMARNAT – Recovery and Use of Methane as a Clean Energy Source (PDF, 9 pp, 110 KB)
Landfill Gas Modeling Panel on LMOP Mexico and China Models:
- Part 1 (PDF, 30 pp, 2.3 MB)
- Part 2 (PDF, 30 pp, 2.3 MB)

29 January 2009 Landfill Subcommittee Meeting: Monterrey, Mexico

Importance of Policy in Fostering Landfill Gas Development: Results from a New IEA Study (PDF, 17 pp, 398 KB)

4 – 5 Dec 2008 Landfill Operations Workshop: Cancun, Mexico

Event Presentations: En Español (PDF, 122 pp, 9 MB)
- Lección 1: Introducción a la Capacitación en Operaciones en Rellenos Sanitarios
- Lección 2: Fundamentos sobre los Rellenos Sanitarios y Biogás
- Lección 3a: Administración del Frente de Trabajo
- Lección 3b: Equipo y Mantenimiento
- Lección 3c: Materiales de Cobertura – Cubierta Diaria y Cubierta Alterna
- Lección 3d: Control de Agua de Lluvia y Lixiviados
- Lección 3e: Evaluación e Inspección de los Residuos
- Lección 3f: Control de Basura
- Lección 4: Incendios en los Rellenos Sanitarios
- Lección 5: Componentes del Sistema de Captura de Biogás
- Lección 6: Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional
- Cumplimiento de la NOM 083 en el pais y sas principales lineamientos a cumplir

31 Mar – 1 Apr & 4 – 5 Apr 2008 – Training Workshops on Energy Recovery, Greenhouse Gas Reductions, and Carbon Financing: Shenzhen and Beijing, China

Laws & Regulations (PDF, 9 pp, 278 KB) Chinese (PDF, 9 pp, 321 KB)
Introduction of Modern Landfill (PDF, 6 pp, 537 KB) Chinese (PDF, 6 pp, 628 KB)
LFG Properties and Movement (PDF, 4 pp, 140 KB) ; Chinese (PDF, 4 pp, 234 KB)
LFG Quantification and Modeling (PDF, 3 pp, 60 KB) Chinese (PDF, 3 pp, 149 KB)
LFG Collection and Control (PDF, 6 pp, 423 KB) Chinese (PDF, 6 pp, 508 KB)
LFG Treatment (PDF, 4 pp, 301 KB) Chinese (PDF, 4 pp, 941 KB)
LFG Energy Recovery (PDF, 12 pp, 524 KB) Chinese (PDF, 12 pp, 431 KB)
Group Discussion (PDF, 2 pp, 59 KB) Chinese (PDF, 2 pp, 138 KB)
Carbon Financing (PDF, 4 pp, 112 KB) Chinese (PDF, 4 pp, 650 KB)
Trend in MSW Treatment (PDF, 11 pp, 1.1 MB) Chinese (PDF, 11 pp, 2.6 MB)
Relevant LFG Regulations in China (PDF, 4 pp, 158 KB) Chinese (PDF, 4 pp, 165 KB)
CDM and GHG Emissions Trading (PDF, 6 pp, 229 KB) ; Chinese (PDF, 6 pp, 553 KB)
Introduction of the Global Carbon Market (PDF, 3 pp, 260 KB) ; Chinese (PDF, 3 pp, 662 KB)

30 Oct – 1 Nov 2007 – Methane to Markets Partnership Expo: A Forum for Projects, Technology, Financing and Policy: Beijing, China

Welcome and Opening of Landfill Breakout Sessions: Chinese (PDF, 8 pp, 508 KB)
Opportunities to Advance Landfill Methane Recovery Projects under the Methane to Markets Partnership (PDF, 17 pp, 325 KB)
Practical Challenges in Producing Carbon Emission Reduction Credits from Landfill Gas Projects in the Developing World (PDF, 31 pp, 1.6 MB)
Garbage in, Garbage Out – Educating Stakeholders on how to Model and Interpret Landfill Biogas Results (PDF, 34 pp, 2.7 MB)
Evaluation of Landfill Gas Models Using Monitored Recovery from Projects in Latin America, China, and Eastern Europe (PDF, 29 pp, 657 KB)
Improving Landfill Methane Recovery:
- Presentation (PDF, 29 pp, 1.7 MB)
- Related Paper (PDF, 22 pp, 491 KB)
Landfill Gas to Carbon Markets: English and Chinese (PDF, 36 pp, 1.7 MB)
Enhancing Gas Extraction and Pre-treatment for Small to Large Landfills (PDF, 18 pp, 671 KB)
Controlled Bioreactor Landfill Program at the Yolo County Central Landfill (PDF, 51 pp, 2.4 MB)
Appropriate Business Conditions to Utilize Gas from Landfill for Power Generation (PDF, 35 pp, 2 MB)
An Example of LFG to Truck Fuel in China (PDF, 33 pp, 1.6 MB): English and Chinese
Brief Introduction of LFG Utilization Technology (PDF, 36 pp, 1.8 MB): Chinese
Combined LFG Utilization at Xiaping Landfill (Shenzhen, China) (PDF, 43 pp, 7 MB)
Dealing with Landfill Fuels: Evaluating Fuel Treatment Options (PDF, 14 pp, 620 KB)
Case Studies from Operational and Planned LFG Projects in Methane to Markets Partner Countries (PDF, 28 pp, 1.6 MB)
Landfill Gas Exploitation for Electricity Production in China (PDF, 19 pp, 637 KB):
The Global Carbon Markets to 2012...and Beyond! (PDF, 11 pp, 512 KB)
Carbon Finance in the Landfill Sector (PDF, 20 pp, 304 KB)
Finding Carbon Financing for Landfill Projects (PDF, 22 pp, 187 KB)
A Landfill Operator's Perspective: Developing Landfill Gas Recovery / CDM Projects Internationally (PDF, 20 pp, 5.1 MB)
LFG Emission Reduction Purchase Agreements (ERPAs) in China, Case Study: Tianjin (PDF, 14 pp, 198 KB)
Direct Discharge Leachate Evaporators (PDF, 23 pp, 1.7 MB):
Landfill Biogas Technology Applications at Small Landfills (PDF, 15 pp, 624 MB)

4 May 2007 – Landfill Subcommittee Meeting: Cologne, Germany

U.S. and Ecuador Landfill Biogas Project and Oil & Gas Systems Support (PDF, 22 pp, 2.6 MB)
U.S. and China Landfill Gas to Energy Project Collaboration (PDF, 18 pp, 785 KB)

22 – 23 Feb 2007 – Advancing Project Development in India through Public Private Partnerships: New Delhi, India

Assessing Landfill Methane Utilization Project Potential at Disposal Sites in India (PDF, 31 pp, 1.9 MB)
Landfill Operations to Improve Landfill Gas Collection (PDF, 47 pp, 4.1 MB)
Landfill Covers and Gas Collection and Control System Construction (PDF, 33 pp, 1.8 MB)
Lessons Learnt from Experiences in Solid Waste Management Project of Mumbai (PDF, 14 pp, 654 KB)
Control Measures for Old Waste Dumps: Two Case Studies (PDF, 68 pp, 3.8 MB)
Advancing Methane to Markets Partnership – Issues, Opportunities & Programs (PDF, 15 pp, 63 KB)
Accomplishments and Opportunities for the LFG Industry (PDF, 16 pp, 770 KB)
World Bank and LFG Projects in Developing Countries with Reference to Clean Development Mechanism (PDF, 13 pp, 115 KB)
Landfill Gas Potential of the Gorai Landfill; LFG Applicability to India: Part 1 (PDF, 9 pp, 413 KB) | Part 2 (PDF, 27 pp, 663 KB)

29 Nov 2006 – Landfill Subcommittee Meeting: Cuenca, Ecuador

Details about the Relleno de Pichacay Landfill, Cuenca: En Español (PDF, 36 pp, 5MB)

9 Mar 2006 – Landfill Gas to Energy Workshop: Delhi, India

U.S. – India Collaboration (PDF, 16 pp, 634 KB)
Landfill Biogas Project Economics (PDF, 37 pp, 667 KB)
Landfill Wellfield and Project Components (PDF, 37 pp, 2293 KB)
Modeling Landfill Biogas Generation for Indian Sites (PDF, 23 pp, 486 KB)
Modeling Landfill Biogas Generation for Different Countries (PDF, 29 pp, 730 KB)
Gorai Landfill Case Study (PDF, 18 pp, 335 KB)

15 – 17 November 2004 – Methane to Markets Ministerial Meeting: Washington, DC, USA

Evolution of Global Waste Management (PDF, 25 pp, 2.5 MB)
Overview of Landfill Methane Capture and Use Technology (PDF, 25 pp, 1.6 MB)
U.S. Perspectives on Global Opportunities for Landfill Methane Capture and Use (PDF, 20 pp, 820 KB)
Developing Country Perspective on Landfill Gas Recovery and Use Opportunities (PDF, 14 pp, 264 KB)
Waste Management Industry Perspective on Developing Landfill Methane Recovery Projects Internationally (PDF, 16 pp, 1.9 MB)
Barriers and Opportunities for Landfill Methane Capture and Use (PDF, 23 pp, 538 KB)
Panel Discussion: Project Case Studies and Lessons Learned World Bank LFG Activities in Latin American Region (PDF, 17 pp, 619 KB)
Landfill Methane Utilization Opportunities in Ukraine (PDF, 15 pp, 1.2 MB)
Analysis of Landfill Methane Capture and Use Opportunities in Asia (PDF, 16 pp, 720 KB)

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