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Plattsburgh, NY
Landfill Methane Project

This landfill methane collection and destruction system project is the first-ever to be approved by the EPA Climate Leaders Program. The project covers nearly 70 acres & handles approximately 160,000 metric tons of waste each year.

Landfill gas comes from decomposing organic material such as paper and food in solid waste. A component of the gas is the greenhouse gas methane. The project can destroy the methane by flaring it or, as a result of a recent addition, convert the gas to electricity to provide a clean, renewable source of energy.

Climate Leaders is a partnership between EPA & companies to develop climate change strategies including emissions reductions. Partner companies commit to reducing their impact on the environment by completing an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions, setting reduction goals, and reporting to EPA on their progress.

Chino Basin, CA
Dairy Farm Biodigester

ecoReneux supports the Chino Basin Dairy Farm Biodigester Project because it helps to reduce methane emissions and lessens the impact of global climate change. Biodigesters capture the methane generated by manure and transform it into a clean, renewable energy source. This particular biodigester collects manure from ten local dairy farms and is responsible for reducing more than 8,000 tons of CO2 equivalent emissions from the atmosphere each year, while also supporting local farmers and protecting the quality of the region’s groundwater.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Leaders Program notes that more than two billion livestock exist in the US and account for 7% of anthropogenic methane emissions.

Multiple States
Truck Stop Electrification

ecoReneux supports the Truck Stop Electrification Project which reduces tailpipe emissions from freight trucks that transport our consumer goods all across the country. Long-haul truck drivers idle their trucks to heat or cool their cab and to power on-board appliances during the federally mandated rest period. Engine idling creates poor resting conditions for the driver and fosters unhealthy conditions since a large number of trucks idle in close proximity. Idling also consumes fuel while moving no product, reduces engine life, and requires more frequent engine maintenance.

With this project, drivers can shut off their engines and utilize the advanced truck stop electrification technology. This system consists of an in-cab service module connected via a flexible hose to an efficient external unit that heats, cools, and powers the interior of the truck, and lets the driver run the radio and check email without forcing the engine to burn diesel while saving about a gallon of diesel per hour.

Tallulah, LA
Tensas River Wildlife Refuge Reforestation

The Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge Reforestation Project is restoring native bottomland hardwood forests in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley region of Northeastern Louisiana. While once covered in dense forests, this region now supports less than 20% of its original 22 million forested acres due to decades of land conversion for agriculture.

Forest-based projects are beneficial not only for the local area and the variety of ecosystem services they provide, but forests also sequester significant amounts of carbon dioxide. This project was the first reforestation project in North America to be validated to both the Voluntary Carbon Standard and the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standards.

Over the project lifetime, the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge Reforestation Project is expected to sequester more than 600,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide.