Waste & methane

Landfill gas capture, wastewater treatment and organic-waste projects reducing methane emissions.

Regions and countries

The hub's profiled projects and the registry entries are counted together. An entry that names several countries is counted under each.

All entries

Africa14
Africa
CountryEntries
Kenya2
Mauritius1
South Africa9
Tanzania1
Uganda1
Asia and the Pacific189
Asia and the Pacific
CountryEntries
China125
India5
Indonesia3
Malaysia1
Pakistan1
Philippines1
South Korea2
Taiwan1
Thailand45
Vietnam5
Latin America and the Caribbean69
Latin America and the Caribbean
CountryEntries
Argentina3
Brazil44
Chile4
Colombia3
Ecuador1
El Salvador1
Honduras2
Mexico11
Other regions43
Other regions
CountryEntries
Cyprus2
Oman2
Türkiye39

Projects

Bundled Landfill Gas Recovery Project in Indonesia

A single CDM registration bundling three landfill gas sites in Kalimantan, Lombok and Sulawesi.

Durban Landfill Gas-to-Electricity Project

Described by the World Bank as the first landfill gas project of its kind registered in Africa under the CDM, at Durban's Mariannhill landfill.

Introduction of the recovery and combustion of methane at the Cañaveralejo Wastewater Treatment Plant

Methane recovery and combustion in the sludge treatment system of Cali's municipal wastewater plant.

Lakhodair Landfill carbon market pilot project

An announced Article 6 pilot supplying captured landfill methane into Lahore's gas network.

Landfill Closure and Gas Capture CDM Project by GAIL at Ghazipur

A landfill methane capture project at Delhi's Ghazipur site, converting captured gas into bio-CNG for transport.

Landfill gas extraction on the landfill Villa Dominico

A CDM landfill gas project registered in 2005 at Buenos Aires' Villa Dominico landfill.

NovaGerar Landfill Gas to Energy Project

Landfill gas collection and power generation at two adjacent Rio de Janeiro state landfill sites.

Payatas Controlled Disposal Facility Methane Power Plant

A public-private landfill gas power plant at Manila's largest dumpsite, supplying electricity to the facility, streetlights and nearby homes.

Piyungan Landfill Gas Capture Project

A large-scale CDM landfill gas project at Yogyakarta's Piyungan landfill, run by Japan's Shimizu Corporation with Indonesian technical agencies.

Puente Gallego Landfill gas recovery project

A smaller sibling case to Villa Dominico, recovering landfill gas near Rosario, Argentina.

Sanergy (Nairobi organic and fecal-waste-to-value)

'Fresh Life' toilets across Nairobi's informal settlements, composting waste and feeding organic matter to black soldier fly larvae.

TakaTaka Solutions: Composting and Waste Management in Nairobi Kenya

Composting, waste collection and recycling in Nairobi, listed with the Gold Standard.