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Environmental Protection Agency - LMOP: LFG Energy Project Pro <br />~,~;ti~E4~ SrpF~s <br />P~ <br />i Q <br />~~ <br />~~ <br />~r'~C F(<o~~.c <br />Methane Home <br />tJ,~. EYiR~~~TAfb ~'R~T~~T1„~N A~NG'y <br />Landfiill Methane C~utrea+~h Program (LMP} ~~ <br />m <br />Recent Additions. I Contact Us I Print Version Search: <br />EPA Home > Climate Change > Methane > Volu_ntary_Programs > LMOP > Energy_Projects and Candidate <br />Landfills > LFG Energy Project Profiles > Hanover County, VA Paint Evaporator Project <br />r f <br />LMOP Home <br />Basic Information <br />Accomplishments <br />Energy Projects and <br />Candidate Landfills <br />Benefits of LFG Energy <br />Partners <br />Join the Program <br />Documents, Tools & <br />Resources <br />Newsroom <br />Workshops! <br />Conferences <br />International Activities <br />Frequent Questions <br />Green Power <br />Hanover County, VA Paint <br />Evaporator Project <br />Self Developed (absence of third party developer <br />What do you do with a relatively <br />low flow of landfill gas from a <br />closed landfill? You get creative! <br />In Hanover County, Virginia, <br />county staff were determined to <br />use gas from their 35-acre landfill <br />in a beneficial way, even though <br />there appeared to be no viable <br />options available. They <br />developed a unique application of <br />landfill gas that addressed the <br />issue of a large number of water- <br />based paints brought to the <br />landfill. <br />Although the county accepts <br />paint cans at its six solid waste <br />convenience centers, a <br />significant amount are recovered from the incoming waste at its Route 301 Transfer <br />Station. With the transfer station adjacent to the closed landfill, staff saw an opportunity to <br />utilize the existing landfill gas flare. <br />Staff designed a burner system to evaporate the paint to a hardened powder that can be <br />deposited in the landfill. The burner system uses the existing landfill gas flare as its base <br />component. A grate system is mounted above the shielded base. Up to 12 the paint cans <br />of water-based paints are placed on the grate. After approximately 6 hours, <br />becomes a dry hardened powder that can be deposited in the transfer station when cool. <br />The paint evaporator project has the following benefits: <br />6/8/2009 <br />http://www.epa. gov/landfill/proj /prof/profile/hanovercounty.htm <br />,.~, <br />ti• ~ ,,. , - <br />