Landfill Gas (LFG)
The project improves the leachate treatment and landfill gas capturing network of a landfill in Meknes, Morocco. The destruction of methane in the LFG will reduce emissions from the landfill.
In Morocco, the capture of LFG is usually not mandatory and the required instalments are high investments that a landfill operator cannot always cover. Around 50% of LFG is methane, a potent greenhouse gas. By capturing and flaring landfill gas, the project effectively destroys methane, preventing its release into the atmosphere and helping to mitigate climate change.
Leachate treatment 
Emission reduction 
Renewable energy from biogas plant The project is located in Meknes in the north of Morocco. Landfill gas capture is not common in North African countries.
The landfill provides controlled and safe disposal of municipal waste in a region where informal landfills still exist. About 300,000 t of waste is collected and stored each year.
The project promotes a social and inclusive business model for local workers.
Leachate is treated using state of the art reverse osmosis to produce distilled water.
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