Site:
Pichacay Landfill
Sector: MSW
GMI Site:
Landfill
Cuenca, Azuey Province, Ecuador
Owner/Operator
- Owner:
- Esteban Bernal
Empresa Municipal de Aseo de Cuenca (EMAC)
Landfill Information
- Local Agreement:
- Regulatory Framework:
- Carbon Credits Contracted:
- Investor Cooperation:
- Carbon Credits Contracted:
- Partnership:
- Technical Assistance:
Physical Data
- Landfill Type:
- Sanitary Landfill
- Landfill Size (Designed, Hectares):
- 16.00
- Landfill Size (Current, Hectares):
- 4.00
- Waste in Place:
- 522,082.00 Tonnes
- Designed Capacity:
- 2680147 Tonnes
- Waste Accepted Annually:
- 114782 Tonnes
- Waste Depth (Meters):
- 25
- Filling Dates:
- 2001 - 2021
- Waste Sources:
- Evidence of Fires:
- Annual Rainfall (cm):
- 88.7
- Average Temperature (Celsius):
- 10.9
Gas Collection System Data
- Gas Collection System:
- Type of Venting:
- Passive
- Number (and Description) of Wells:
- 10 vertical
- Average Depth of Wells (Meters):
- 25.00
- Gas Flow Rate Measured:
- 3.00standard cubic feet per minute
- Methane Content Measured:
- 54.40%
Waste Characteristics
- Waste Characteristics:
- Leachate Accumulating:
- Leachate Drained:
Operations Data
- Daily Cover:
- Capped:
- Capped Using:
- Clay
- Capped Other Details:
- Liner:
- Lined Using:
- Lined Other Details:
- Waste Compaction:
- Filling Process:
- Waste Picking and Recycling Activities:
- Security & Access:
- Yes
Additional Information
- Date of Data Collection:
- 7/19/2006 12:00:00 AM
- Organization:
- Empresa Municipal de Aseo de Cuenca (EMAC)
- Additional Comments:
- For waste characteristics, the % Paper and Textile is 12.5 paper and 0.3 rubber and textiles. For waste characteristics, the % Inert is 4.6 plastic, 1.5 metal, 1.7 glass, and 12.6 other inert. 7/7/2008: updated contact number, precip and temp data. Annual acceptence rate for 2006 inconsistent in assessment (104,250 or 114,781 tonnes).