What it contains

The Environment Protection Authority (EPA Victoria) has completed an assessment of methane gas at Victorian landfills in response to the issues identified at the former Stevenson’s Road (Cranbourne) landfill.The aim of the assessment was to report on the status of landfill methane management across Victoria, in order to provide community confidence that the issue has been systematically assessed and landfill methane is being adequately managed.This report provides information on the status of landfill methane management at Victorian landfills. The report includes; a review of methane management at 260 operating and former landfills identification of landfills requiring improved methane management controls and the status of works undertaken by the operators/managers of those landfills identification of opportunities to enhance landfill methane management practices.
Publication number
1270
Topics
Waste and recycling
Number of pages
15
Release date
6 February 2009

Reviewed 31 August 2023