Swmcol warren methane gas plan

Potential Landfill CDM Projects Presented by: Richard Warren- SWMCOL

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Introduction

The Trinidad and Tobago Solid Waste Management Company Limited (SWMCOL):  Wholly-owned State Enterprise established November 12th 1980  Specific Responsibilities include: - The responsibility for the development and management of the three major landfills - Design and construct services for faecal waste disposal facilities - Provide consultancy and advisory services to the local authorities that retained control of the facilities Free Powerpoint Templates

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Introduction :

Today, the main services offered by SWMCOL include:  Vacuum tanker collection & disposal services  Special Waste Disposal  General Waste Collection and Disposal  Provision of Portable Chemical Toilets

 Paper Recovery Facilities  Landfill and Transfer Station Operations  Environmental

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Current Status of Landfills :

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Beetham Landfill

• Largest Facility – 92 ha • Located South of the Beetham Highway ~2km East of Port of Spain and within an ecologically sensitive Ramsar Site – Caroni Swamp • Under SWMCOL management since 1983

• Receives waste from North-West Region Free Powerpoint Templates

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Forres Park Landfill

• 2nd Largest Facility – 22 ha • Located East of the Solomon Hochoy Highway at the Claxton Bay exit • Developed and operated since 1983. Only landfill designed to operate as a Landfill site • Receives waste from Central and Southern Regions

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Guanapo Landfill

• Smallest Facility – 12 ha • Located at the foothills of the Northern Range (Guanapo Heights) and 2km east of Arima • Operated by SWMCOL since 1983 • Receives waste from North Eastern Areas in the country

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Landfill Data :

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The Project:

LANDFILL GAS CAPTURE AND FLARING

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The Project: Current Scenario

• Landfills are currently releasing uncontrolled and unmeasured amounts of gases ( including CH4 & CO2) into the atmosphere • Currently Negligible / minimal venting taking place • Source of Potential fires / explosions at all the Landfill sites • Gas migration also possible as both Beetham and Guanapo Landfills are relatively close to groundwater sources Free Powerpoint Templates

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The Project: Current Scenario

Source: UNFCCC CDM Methodology Booklet – November 2010 (AMS-III.G)

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The Project: Nature of Emissions

• Landfill

gas (LFG) typically is made up of 50 percent methane (CH4) and 50 percent carbon dioxide (CO2), with small amounts of non-methane organic compounds often present. • Preliminary estimates for methane released from Beetham : 55,200 tons of methane / yr (unconfirmed)

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The Project: Environmental Impacts / Benefits

• Reductions in emissions of CO2 and CH4, Greenhouse gases which

contribute to Global Warming • Removal of possible Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s) from being released. For example: Benzene, Trichloroethane, Chloroform which may contribute to Environmental and Health Problems • Reduction / removal of hazardous air pollutants which can contribute to respiratory illnesses and even central nervous system damage • Prevention of Landfill Gas Migration – Capture of the gas would prevent gases migrating into and contaminating groundwater sources

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The Project: Challenges

• Investment Cost

- High upfront Investment cost - Need to obtain all CDM approvals - Carbon Price volatility • Institutional Barriers - Policy and Management Issues - Technical / Technology Issues • Regulatory Barriers - Absence of legislative and regulatory framework to guide National Strategy / Policy on IWRM

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The Project: Expected Reductions

• Calculations of actual emissions reductions resulting from the project

will not be dependent on models or estimates, but will be based on the actual measurement of gas quantities burned, and on the periodic laboratory analysis of the methane content of the LFG. • Calculations involve collecting data on the landfill gas flare or utilization systems. As a result, several different actors are likely to be involved in the process, depending on whether or not the captured gas is flared or utilized.

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