Vancouver Landfill Expansion Project

Vancouver Landfill is a municipal solid waste disposal facility , which serves over 900,000 residents. The catchment area covers Delta, Surrey and the City of Vancouver, Delta, Surrey, and part of the University of B.C. Endowments land. The landfill in 2003 was able to handle more than 450,000 tonnes of municipal garbage (MSW).

The landfill is operational through 2037, and has an area of 225 ha. It was inaugurated in the year 1966 and is element of the Greater Vancouver Regional District disposal system. Metro Vancouver and Delta have an operating agreement which covers what will happen to the landfill. The landfill currently receives more than 400,000 tonnes of MSW each year.

The landfill currently generates 30 million cubic meters of landfill gas every year. The gas is collected and utilized to cut greenhouse emissions of gas. A portion of the gas is burnt to reduce the smell, while some of it is transferred to FortisBC for distribution through the network. This project will enhance the current system to collect additional waste gases from landfills.

In the wake of the expansion of the landfill gas collector will also be built that includes collectors, wells, as well as pipes. The system for collection is expected to cost about $1,750,000. Golder Associates Ltd., an engineering company was chosen to design and oversee the project. They will receive $143,955 in addition to GST.

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At present, the gas collection system for the landfill is limited to 84 ha of the landfill. Apart from collecting the waste gas, the initial system contained the vertical collection of 190 wells as well as an automated shut-down system as well as monitoring systems to monitor the operating temperature of flares and LFG content. However, the majority of the equipment is now decommissioned.

In the study the gas from landfills can be used to benefit the environment including power generation and greenhouse heating. Maxim Energy Group Ltd. which is an Canadian company, has proposed to utilize the gas from landfills collected by the City to create an electricity-generating simple cycle system. In the event that the system is run and how it is operated, the City will get a share of the profits for the usage of electricity and heat. The profits from the scheme will lower the cost of operating the landfill as well as provide possibilities for the recycling of carbon dioxide.

The plan will cut greenhouse emissions of gases by up to 300.000 tonnes of CO2 equivalents every year. Furthermore, it will assist in reducing non-renewable energy consumption. Due to the decrease in emissions, this project will increase employment, contribute to better air quality, and contribute to stronger communities.

The energy produced by landfills can help offset the expenses of expanding in the collection of landfill gases in addition to the cost to upgrade the system of control. The modern control method will allow the capture of more landfill gas, which could be used to refine into bio-based natural gas. This will also lower how much gas is that leaks into the atmosphere. In the end, Vancouver Landfill Vancouver Landfill project is expected to reduce greenhouse emission by 485,000 tons of equivalent CO2 over the course of the next 10 years.