THE WAR ON LANDFILL METHANE POLLUTION
Satellites spot plume of gas escaping Lahore landfill at a rate of 126 metric tonnes of methane per hour. Equivalent to 22 million lbs. CO2e / hour
The 3 Largest Contributors to Greenhouse Gas Emissions. 1. China 2. USA 3. Food Waste 931 million tonnes thrown away annually
▪ Average Sri Lankan dumps 4.5 lbs. of waste in landfill everyday. ▪ Kitchen waste represents 80.3% ▪ Garden waste represents 8.9% ▪ Paper/cardboard represents 3.0% ▪ Total waste compatible with Eco-Growth technology 92.3% ▪ Population Sri Lanka = 21,500,000
▪ Atmospheric pollution – methane (CO2 equivalent) ▪ Daily composable waste to landfill: 21,500,000 x 4.5 x 92.3% = 89,300,000 pounds of waste per day. ▪ 750,000,000 lbs. of CO2 equivalent produced per day. ▪ Ground water pollution – toxic leachate runoff contaminates local waterways. ▪ Fire in landfills are a constant concern which are extremely difficult to extinguish.
▪ Dehydrated organic landfill waste will produce the equivalent of 137,525 gigajoules of energy per day. ▪ The same energy content as 6,550 metric tonnes of coal. ▪ Average CO2 / tonne coal = 4,427 lbs. CO2 ▪ Total daily reduction in CO2 if dehydrated food waste replaces coal = 29,000,000 lbs. CO2 / DAY.
Biomass derived from landfill waste can replace coal as a fuel source.
The Cost of Emissions @ $50 metric tonne ($.023 lb.) for CO2 ▪ 750,000,000 lbs. CO2 (equivalent) per day @ $.023 lb. = $17,250,000 per DAY! ▪ 29,000,000 lbs. CO2 from burning coal @ $.023 lb. = $667,000 per DAY!. ▪ Total emissions reductions: $17,917,000 / DAY!
Where to Start When You Don’t Know Where to Start? Small micro-systems can transform 2,000 lbs. day to 400 lbs. of high calorific biomass. Eliminate trucking by dehydrating where the waste is generated.