LANDFILL METHANE
OUTREACH PROGRAM
2008 LMOP PROJECT EXPO
NEW HANOVER COUNTY LANDFILL
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
LANDFILL OVERVIEW
Open Year: 1981
Estimated Closure Year: 2016
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
Waste in Place: 1.7 million tons
"Design Capacity: 4.2 million tons
Annual Acceptance: 198,600 tons (2006)
Landfill Area: 39 (closed) and 30 (active)
acres
Flare in Place: No
Methane Content of Gas: Estimated 50%
Tonnages reflect MSW portion only. The
landfill also receives ash waste from the
nearby waste-to-energy incinerator. The
landfill is currently permitting a new 115-
acre area which will extend the lifetime
and capacity of the site.
New Hanover County Landfill reports that it is not
currently required to collect and combust landfill gas
under the Landfill NSPS/EG. Collection of the landfill
gas at its estimated extraction rate of 898 scfm in 2009
would result in direct emissions reductions of 88,000
metric tons CO2e and utilizing the gas to generate
electricity would result in the avoidance of 15,200 metric
tons of CO2e emissions due to displaced electricity
generation from conventional fossil fuel sources. These
emission reductions are equivalent to any one of the
following annual environmental benefits for 2009:
•Removing emissions equivalent to 20,000 vehicles
•Planting 28,500 acres of forest
•Offsetting the use of 500 railroad cars of coal
•Preventing the use of 242,800 barrels of oil
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LandGEM 2009 LFG Recovery: 898 scfm
LandGEM Peak Recovery Estimation: 1,668 scfm (in 2016)
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LANDFILL LOCATION AND POTENTIAL END USERS
Distance: 1.77 miles
Du Pont de Nemours
Distance: 2,74 miles
Arteva Specialties S.A.R.L,
Distance: 0,78 miles
Fortron Industries
Invista
Distance: 0.80 miles
S. T. Wooten Corporation
Distance: 1.93 miles
Louisiana Pacific Corporation-
Wilmington LVL/I-joist
Distance: 2,31 miles
CP&L5utton Plant
Distance: 2.54 miles
New Hanover Co. WTE
Distance: 3.22 miles
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Currently, the state of North Carolina offers the following financial
incentives for LFG energy:
• NC RPS: Several utilities are seeking renewable energy sources
to meet the demand of the RPS, which will go into effect in 2012.
• Energy Improvement Loan Program provides low interest loans
for renewable energy projects, up to $500,000.
• GoldenLEAF Foundation provides grants to governmental entities
and nonprofit organizations for activities that will improve social and
economic conditions in economically affected or tobacco-dependent
regions of the state.
• NC GreenPower Program is looking for several landfills interested
in selling up to 30 million kWh per year through a continuous bidding
process.
• Renewable Energy Tax Credits are available for up to 35% of
project cost with a credit ceiling of $2.5 million in state tax credits.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
New Hanover County Landfill
5210 US Highway 421 North
Wilmington, NC 28401
New Hanover County
Department of Environmental
Management (owner)
John Hubbard
3002 Highway 421 North
Wilmington, NC 28401
910.798.4403
JHubbard@nhcgov.com
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