Brusque Landfill Gas Project, Brazil
Location
Brazil
SDGs Contribution
4
Solution Type
Waste to Energy
Project Type
Carbon Reduction
Fact File
👃🏽 90% of locals consulted reported cleaner air and lack of odour after installation of the flaring equipment.
🛣️ The plant is setup in a highway area, meaning that no deforestation is associated with the site development.
🇫🇷 Recent investment from French company Veolia brought additional expertise to the project.
Partnership &
Certification
About this Project
The Problem
When opening in 2009, Brusque’s landfill emitted methane (CH4) - a greenhouse gas 28 times more potent than CO₂ - directly to the atmosphere, along with odours that affected neighbouring businesses and residential areas. Local utilities lacked incentives to invest in gas collection infrastructure, and municipal budgets offered no dedicated climate funding.
The Solution
Since 2022, this project has allowed both the collection of landfill gas before it enters the atmosphere, and its destruction in a high temperature enclosed flare. Since 2024, some of the gas is also used to fuel an electricity generation infrastructure, with electricity produced being sent into the national grid. The project therefore promotes real, permanent and measurable greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions as well as cleaner air.
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