BIOREACTORS AND BEYOND

THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECtion Agency (EPA) has finalized a long-anticipated rule permitting the transformation of qualifying landfills into bioreactors. While not all states will make use of the EPA's new flexibility, industry observers view the rule as an opportunity to refine emerging bioreactor technology, which promises to extend landfill life and produce landfill gas (LFG) as an alternative source of revenue and energy. The new EPA rule took effect in late April, allowing state directors of federally approved municipal solid waste landfill programs to issue research, development and demonstration (RD&D) landfill permits that alter existing requirements for run-on control ...

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