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Improve Landfill Management

Provided by: Project Drawdown |Published on: April 14, 2026

Scientific Reports

9101112AP

Synopsis

This report examines strategies for reducing methane emissions from landfills.
The report looks at two strategies, methane capture and biocovers, discussing the costs for implementation, potential emissions reductions, and other aspects of this solution.

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Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Engineering

Authors: Project Drawdown

Region: Global

Languages: English

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Positives

This report includes many charts, graphs, and other visualizations that help readers better understand the concepts presented.
The report does a great job of defining the terms specific to this solution within the text and providing pop-up definitions to help students understand content-specific vocabulary.

Prerequisites

Teachers may want to go over some vocabulary terms with students, such as global warming potential.
Teachers may need to explain how the emissions are measured on a 20-year basis and a 100-year basis.

Differentiation & Implementation

Students who are more familiar with CO2 as a greenhouse gas than methane may benefit from having this resource paired with a lesson, like this one, that examines methane as a greenhouse gas.
After reading, students can research and discuss other waste-related solutions, such as reducing food waste, composting, etc.
Students can check out Project Drawdown's Solutions Explorer to compare this solution to other Emergency Brake solutions.
This solution can be connected to the Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG 3, Good Health and Well-Being, and SDG 13, Climate Action.

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Project Drawdown

Project Drawdown is a nonprofit organization that seeks to help the world reach “drawdown”—the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. Cities, universities, corporations, philanthropies, policymakers, communities, educators, activists, and more turn to Project Drawdown as they look to advance effective climate action. Project Drawdown resources for educators include the database of Drawdown Solutions, educational video series Climate Solutions 101, the Drawdown Stories initiative, and more.

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Improve Landfill Management

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