Orange County Landfill

The Orange County Landfill, the third largest landfill in Florida, initiated design activities for a landfill gas-to-energy project in 1998. The electricity generated from the plant powers an estimated 13,000 homes and reduces methane emissions by nearly 31,000 tons per year at full capacity. Orange County stands to make $400,000 per year for rights to the landfill gas. ⁵

Photos courtesy of Debra R. Reinhart, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, F.ASCE.