Landfill gas capture and utilisation
1. The landfill has not been opened after 8 July 2020.
2. The landfill or landfill cell where the gas capture system is newly installed, extended, or retrofitted is permanently closed and is not taking in further biodegradable waste(230).
3. The produced landfill gas is used for the generation of electricity or heat as biogas(231), or upgraded to bio-methane for injection in the natural gas grid, or used as vehicle fuel or as feedstock in chemical industry.
4. Methane emissions from the landfill and leakages from the landfill gas collection and utilisation facilities are subject to control and monitoring procedures set out in Annex III to Council Directive 1999/31/EC(232).
Further information and explanations of the footnotes can be found on the EU Taxonomy website: