Uruguay

The main objectives of the Uruguay Methane Recovery Demonstration Project were to (i) reduce Uruguay's emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) by capturing methane from... Show More + the landfill gas (LFG) generated by the municipal landfill of Las Rosas in the Municipality of Maldonado, (ii) create local capacity for the sound management of the landfill gas recovery sub-project, which is part of Uruguay's action plan for improving municipal solid waste management (SWM), and draw lessons for replication in Uruguay and Latin America, and (iii) raise awareness of global warming and methane gas recovery in the context of Uruguay's Climate Change Strategy. This completion memorandum shows that the expected outcomes for both periods of 1 to 36 months and 37-60 months achieved 100 percent compliance on all targets and that the developmental results rated highly satisfactory. Show Less -