Richmond landfill 1996 pollution prevention plan : Summary technical report

The land to the north is also in the ALR and is used for agricultural purposes. [...] The results of the survey indicate that two parts of the landfill are producing methane gas probably from the decomposition of woodwaste and also from peat decomposition. [...] The north portion of the site is part of the Agricultural Land Reserve and consists of 150 acres of undeveloped land. [...] DOC SECTION 7.0 POLLUTION PREVENTION OPTIONS SECTION 7.0 POLLUTION PREVENTION OPTIONS 7.1 INTRODUCTION In accordance with the GVRD’s regional objective to reduce the landfilling of residuals by 50% by the year 2000 from the base year of 1990, it is the goal of the Richmond Landfill to optimize the recovery of materials from the materials entering the landfill. [...] The following P2 options have been developed to address the opportunities identified during the environmental review and assessment of the landfill operations.