Our Reports, Research, and Analysis
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DATA: Landfill ownership and expansion
Who owns the country’s 2,600 municipal solid waste landfills?
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RESEARCH: Michigan at a Crossroads
How Michigan air regulators can break free from status quo waste management practices
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DATA: Landfills and local impacts in California
How California landfills disproportionately impact already-marginalized communities
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RESEARCH: State Action, Global Impact
How state-level action on landfill emissions can move us closer to global methane targets
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DATA: The Hidden Threat Facing Colorado's Kids
See which Colorado schools face the biggest hidden threat of landfill pollution
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REPORT: Turning Down the Heat*
How the U.S. EPA can fight climate change by cutting landfill emissions
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REPORT: Mountainous Methane*
Science and smart solutions for Colorado to lead on landfill emissions reduction
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REPORT: Golden Opportunity*
California’s roadmap to slashing emissions from landfills
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REPORT: The Hidden Cost of Landfills*
How flawed landfill regulations perpetuate a methane crisis
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VIDEO: Buried Consequences*
The Chiquita Canyon Story
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DATA: Landfills and local impacts in Michigan
How Michigan landfills disproportionately impact already-marginalized communities
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FACTSHEET: Empire State Solutions*
How New York’s air regulators can protect our climate and health by tackling emissions from landfills
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FACTSHEET: Fighting Climate Change Through Better Landfill Regulations*
A policymaker’s to-do list for slashing landfill methane
*Developed when Full Circle Future was a campaign of Industrious Labs
Partner Resources
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Carbon Mapper's Data Portal
See how technology like aerial and satellite data is making invisible emissions visible
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Quantifying Emissions from United States Landfills
Read a study by Carbon Mapper, along with the U.S. EPA and others, revealing that landfills are a major source of methane emissions in the U.S.
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Deploying Advanced Monitoring Technologies at U.S. Landfills
Learn how landfill operators and municipalities can leverage new tools to reduce emissions and deliver powerful benefits
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Investigating Major Sources of Emissions at U.S. Landfills
Read a study led by Carbon Mapper, revealing that a disproportionate amount of methane emissions can be attributed to the work face — the active part of a landfill where new waste is dumped
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WasteMAP Decision Support Tool
Model the waste methane mitigation potential of improved waste management practices at the city or landfill level
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Oregon's Secret Climate Killers
Read a report by Beyond Toxics Oregon on the hidden impact of landfill emissions in Oregon
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Reporting Guide for Landfill Methane Emissions and Solutions
This resource from the Global Investigative Journalism Network provides resources and information to reporters interested in learning more about landfill emissions.
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Trash Town USA
This short documentary tells the story of a grassroots movement to oppose the expansion of Oregon’s Coffin Butte Landfill
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Curbside Organics Success Stories
A three-part series from BioCycle spotlights five communities who have successfully implemented curbside composting programs