Brick Manufacturing Plant Fueled by Landfill Gas (Montgomery AL)

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http://www.waterandwastewater.com/www_services/news_center/publish/article_001135.shtml

MONTGOMERY, AL -- Landfill gas is being used to fuel the new Jenkins Brick manufacturing facility in St. Clair County, Ala. This is Jenkins' second plant to utilize landfill gas as a fuel. CH2M HILL, a global full-service engineering, construction, and operations firm provided environmental consulting and landfill/natural gas design for this $56 million project, which will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 62,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually.

CH2M HILL was involved with the William M. Jordan, Jr. Plant from the earliest planning stages. The firm evaluated 301 landfills in the Landfill Methane Outreach Program and was able to narrow the list down to 13 sites where more detailed evaluations were conducted. Evaluations were based on a number of factors, including: natural gas availability, permitting issues, stormwater construction, site runoff, wastewater disposal, and water availability. Based on detailed evaluations the Star Ridge Landfill in Moody, Ala. was selected as the most appropriate site for the brick manufacturing facility.

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Using landfill gas will satisfy 40 percent of the plant's initial energy needs; this percentage will increase to 100 percent over the next 10 years as the landfill grows. The result is reduced operating costs and reduced greenhouse emissions. The plant held its grand opening on October 20.

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1. Excellent!

This is the type of recycling of waste produced energy that all firms should be looking at.