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Landfill Gas is a natural byproduct of the decomposition of organic materials in landfills.

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Landfill Gas is made of approximately 50% methane (the main part of natural gas), 50% carbon dioxide and a small amount of non-methane organic compounds.

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Landfill gas is considered a renewable source of natural gas since it comes from decaying garbage.

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Using landfills, the Waste Management Company produces over "550 megawatts of electricity, which is enough to power more than 440,000 homes." This amount of energy is equivalent to offsetting over 2.2 million tons of coal per year.

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A well is drilled into the waste mass and the gas is pumped to a gas treatment and processing facility to separate the methane from carbon dioxide and other non-methane components.

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We use landfill methane to produce renewable energy.