NEWTON-MCDONALD LANDFILL GAS CAPTURE PROJECT

LANDFILL GAS CAPTURE AND DESTRUCTION
Landfill Gas Capture projects create emission reductions by implementing business practices that capture and destroy methane released through the natural decomposition of waste stored onsite. The Newton-McDonald project directly captures and destroys methane gas that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. Methane gas is approximately 20 times more potent a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

PROJECT START DATE
September 2007

ANNUAL EMISSION REDUCTIONS
This project is expected to capture and destroy an average of 40,000 metric tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (CO2e) annually.

VERIFICATION
Verified Emission Reductions (VERs) from this project have been verified by an accredited third-party verifier and adhere to the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) Landfill Methane protocol. The project continuously monitors methane gas flow using flow meter readings and periodic methane content samples to verify the amount of methane captured and combusted. Additionally, this project has been screened by Environmental Defense Fund and meets their quality criteria.

REGISTRY
VERs from the Newton-McDonald Landfill Gas Capture Project will be retired on the buyer's behalf through the CCX registry and an Attestation from 3Degrees along with a Retirement Statement from the CCX will be provided to the buyer. 3Degrees is a registered Project Aggregator on the CCX. By registering tons and retiring them on a purchaser's behalf the tons can no longer be sold and we remove the risk of double counting.

ADDRESSING ADDITIONALITY
The landfill is not mandated to capture and destroy methane from its operations. The Landfill began destroying gas in 1998 in order to control gas migration, but the system was shut down in May of 2007 due to lack of funds for operations and maintenance. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources approved the decommissioning of the collection system. In September of 2007, Solid Waste Properties purchased and restarted the collection system in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to sell emission reductions. The project owner receives no other revenue from the project.

ADDRESSING RISK OF NON-PERMANENCE
Methane capture projects create emission reductions by capturing and destroying methane which would be released into the atmosphere under business as usual practices. Once the methane is captured and destroyed it becomes a permanent reduction.

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