GHG Emissions, Commercial, Sourcing Renewables - December 10, 2024
Republic Services Deploys RNG at Landfill
Republic Services, an environmental services company, achieved commercial operation at its landfill gas (LFG) to renewable natural gas (RNG) plant located at its Roxana Landfill in Edwardsville, Illinois.
The Roxana RNG facility captures naturally occurring landfill gas and processes it into pipeline-quality RNG, a low-carbon transportation fuel. This project beneficially uses previously flared LFG to create RNG that will displace fossil fuel in a nearby Energy Transfer natural gas transmission pipeline. The facility, which is one of the largest of its type in North America, is designed to process 6,000 standard cubic feet per minute (SCFM) of raw landfill gas per minute.
The facility is estimated to lower carbon dioxide emissions by more than 82,000 metric tons annually by decreasing reliance on fossil fuels and advances environmental sustainability by extracting value from waste and transforming it into a clean energy source.
The project supports Illinois’ commitment to increasing its renewable energy portfolio. The state has committed to achieving 40% renewable energy 2030 and 100% clean energy by 2050.
“At Republic Services, our longstanding sustainability goal is to beneficially reuse 50% more biogas at our locations by 2030,” said Tim Oudman, Senior Vice President of Sustainability Innovation, Republic Services, in a statement. “Through partnerships like this, we are able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and develop a renewable resource that helps meet energy demands while protecting the environment.”
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