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Air Pollution Monitoring of

Methane Emissions

LFG is approximately
50% methane, which is a potent
greenhouse gas (GHG) — it's
28x more effective than C02 at
trapping heat in the atmosphere.1

of methane
emissions come
from landfills.

Landfill Gas (LFG) is a

natural byproduct of the
decomposition of organic
waste (ex: food scraps)
in landfills.

of all U.S.
greenhouse gas
emissions is
methane.2

In 2021, methane from
U.S. landfills equated to
the total C02 emissions of
13.1 million homes'
energy use for
one year.3

EPA's funding for
air pollution
monitoring
will support ways to
reduce potent
methane emissions.

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Reduces greenhouse
gas emissions

Increases
climate resiliency

1	US EPA. (2019, April 9). Basic Information about Landfill Gas . US EPA. https://www.epa.gov/lmop/basic-information-about-landfill-gas

2	US EPA. (2015, December 23). Overview of Greenhouse Gases | LJS FPA. US FPA. https://www.epa.gOv/ghgemissions/overview-greenhouse-gases#methane

3	US EPA. (2019, April 9). Basic Information about Landfill Gas . US FPA. https://www.epa.gov/lmop/basic-information-about-landfill-gas

For more information, please visit Methane Emissions Reduction Program | US EPA

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