©2011 Waste Management, Inc. Printed on recycled paper. CASE STUDY: PUBLIC SECTOR SOLUTIONS: FEDERAL Altamont Landfill and Resource Recovery Facility As waste decomposes in a landfill, it naturally produces methane gas. More than 20 years ago, Waste Management realized this landfill gas (LFG) could be captured and converted into clean-burning liquefied natural gas (LNG). In fact, LFG is the only renewable energy source that directly prevents atmospheric pollution by channeling harmful greenhouse gases into fuel, ensuring they cannot be released into the atmosphere. At Waste Management, we have advanced LFG to LNG technology and use it to generate electricity or replace the use of other gas sources. We have 129 landfill gas projects at our landfills, which account for over one-quarter

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