Overview
The Egypt: Alexandria Onyx Landfill Gas Capture and Flaring project involved the installation of a new landfill gas collection system to collect and flare gas emissions from the Borg el Arab and El Hammam landfill sites in Alexandria, Egypt. The project used methodology ACM0001 – version 2 – Consolidated methodology for landfill gas activities. The comprehensive waste management system was initiated in 2000 and was intended to improve the quality of life for the city’s 5 million residents at the time. The project objective was to maximize the capture of landfill gas (LFG) from the two new landfill sites. In addition to reducing the potential local impacts of odors and explosion or fire hazard associated with landfill gas, the project aimed at reducing the fugitive emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas which contributes to global warming and climate change. The installed equipment destroyed the landfill methane that was collected from the existing and future disposal areas instead of releasing it to the atmosphere. This innovative initiative was the first of its kind in this region and covered a full spectrum of waste management activities from street cleaning to collection and treatment of all the household and commercial waste generated in the city.