List of Publications Related to Landfill Gas and Waste Management
- LMOP Publications Related to LFG Energy
- Landfill Best Management Practices and Technologies
- Organic Waste Diversion
- Other EPA Publications
LMOP Publications Related to LFG Energy
Overview of Renewable Natural Gas from Biogas (July 2020) – 
Provides key information about the creation of renewable natural gas (RNG) from biogas including the main sources, options for delivering and using RNG, benefits of these projects, counts of operational and potential projects by feedstock type, processes and technologies used in upgrading biogas to RNG, policies and incentives for as well as barriers to RNG project development, and example projects.
Landfill Gas to Vehicle Fuel (May 2020) – 
Describes how LFG can be converted into fuel for natural gas vehicles (NGVs), the benefits of NGVs and financial incentives for this end use of LFG. This fact sheet also presents examples of a project creating vehicle fuel on site, one injecting RNG into a pipeline for compression to vehicle fuel down the line and a site that does both.
Landfill Methane Outreach Program and Landfill Gas Energy: Creating partnerships and renewable energy across the country (December 2020) – Presents 
basic information about LMOP's resources and LFG energy in a brief, one-page format. This overview is particularly useful for introducing LFG energy concepts to an audience unfamiliar with this type of renewable energy.
LFG Energy Project Development Handbook (March 2020) – Provides an overview of LFG energy project development 
and presents technological, economic and regulatory considerations that can affect project feasibility and success. Landfill owners, energy service providers, end users, state and local agencies, community members and other interested stakeholders will benefit from this information as they work together to develop successful projects.
LMOP Quick Reference Sheet: Regulations and Proposals Affecting Landfills and LFG Energy Projects (March 2017) – Identifies several EPA rules that may affect landfills or LFG energy projects. Includes brief summaries of the rules along with web addresses for readers interested in obtaining more detailed information.
Green Power from Landfill Gas (July 2016) – Describes the energy, environmental and economic benefits of using LFG as a renewable energy 
resource in the form of electricity or fuel. Also summarizes the current status of LFG energy projects in the United States and highlights examples of actual annual cost savings experienced by organizations using LFG.
Adapting Boilers to Utilize Landfill Gas: An Environmentally and Economically Beneficial Opportunity (December 2009) – 
Discusses the retrofits needed to enable a boiler to operate efficiently using LFG, notes other factors that should be considered related to LFG use in boilers, and provides examples of successful LFG-fired boiler projects. Using LFG in place of conventional fuels in a boiler is a common practice that requires minor technical adjustments to the boiler. Virtually any commercial or industrial boiler can be retrofitted to fire LFG and the equipment for retrofitting a boiler to burn LFG is commercially available and proven.
Landfill Best Management Practices (BMPs) and Technologies
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division
- Available and Emerging Technologies for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (GHG Control Measures White Paper - Landfills) (June 2011) – Summarizes information on available control techniques and measures to mitigate landfill GHG emissions.
California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB)
- Technologies and Management Options for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Landfills Exit (April 2008) – Provides landfill operators and regulators some recommended technologies and BMPs to reduce LFG emissions through improved landfill design, construction, operation, and closure.
British Columbia Ministry of Environment
- Technologies and Best Management Practices for Reducing GHG Emissions from Landfills Guidelines (PDF) (68 pp, 893K) Exit (June 2011) – Provides a description, potential GHG reductions, cost considerations, feasibility, and other benefits for several BMPs, and includes a BMP Decision Tool with recommendations and criteria for determining a set of BMPs most suitable and feasible at a particular site.
- Landfill Gas Management Facilities Design Guidelines (PDF) (230 pp, 9.3MB) Exit (March 2010) – Provides guidance for the design of LFG management facilities and BMPs at MSW landfills based on a review of LFG management regulations worldwide, and includes a simple diagnosis tool of common collection system and fuel recovery issues and solutions.
Organic Waste Diversion
Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Technical Document on Municipal Solid Waste Organics Processing Exit (2013) – Describes technical aspects and key considerations involved in processing organic wastes, covering a wide range of topics from the science and principles of composting and anaerobic digestion to proven processing technologies, biogas utilization, and facility design. Drawing on lessons learned and expert knowledge in the field of organics management across North America, this document presents valuable information for professionals including government officials, facility operators, waste management specialists and stakeholders.
Other EPA Publications
Office of Land and Emergency Management, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery
- Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts and Figures Report (Annual) – Includes information on MSW generation, recycling, and disposal in two formats: a full report and a shorter fact sheet. EPA has collected and reported data on the generation and disposal of waste in the United States for more than 30 years, and uses this information to measure the success of waste reduction and recycling programs across the country.
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Partnership
- Biomass CHP Catalog of Technologies (September 2007) – Reviews the technical and economic characterization of biomass resources, biomass preparation, energy conversion technologies, power production systems, and complete integrated CHP systems.
- Catalog of CHP Technologies (March 2015) – Provides an overview of how CHP systems work and the key concepts of efficiency and power-to-heat ratios. It also provides information and performance characteristics of five technologies.