GHG Monitor
7/3/2014
IN EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency this week proposed updated air standards for new municipal solid waste landfills that would require them to capture a higher percentage of emissions. Under the updated standards, new MSW landfills would be required to capture two-thirds of their methane and air toxics emissions by 2023, a 13 percent increase from current capture levels. The EPA has estimated that the nationwide net annual cost of implementing these updates would be $471,000 in 2023. With the proposal, the EPA also issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking public input on potential updates to current emissions guidelines for existing landfills.
