On June 13, Republic Services and Archaea Energy celebrated the first renewable natural gas (RNG) plant in the Lightning Renewables joint venture with a ribbon-cutting ceremony (see photos above). The RNG plant, at Republic’s National Serv-All Landfill in Fort Wayne, Indiana, will be the first to come online of the approximately 40 projects planned in the partnership.
The Fort Wayne plant will convert landfill gas, a natural byproduct of the decomposition of waste, into RNG, which can be used in place of fossil fuels and power vehicles, including our own collection trucks. Once operating, this plant is expected to process up to 6,400 standard cubic feet of landfill gas per minute (scfm) into RNG – enough gas to heat more than 25,000 homes annually, according to the EPA Landfill Gas Energy Benefits calculator.
The Lightning Renewables RNG projects directly support Republic Services’ long-term sustainability goal to beneficially reuse 50% more biogas by 2030. This partnership will bring Republic’s total landfill gas-to-energy portfolio to more than 100.
These projects are just another way that Republic Services is putting Sustainability in Action!
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