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Fargo captures landfill gas and puts it to local use, staff say

City of Fargo · April 2, 2026
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City officials described an expanding landfill gas collection system that supplies a local industry partner and on-site generation; staff said the program has destroyed the equivalent of more than 2 million tons of CO2 to date.

Fargo's Solid Waste Department described a landfill gas collection and use program that staff say has reduced greenhouse-gas emissions and provides local energy benefits.

The department traced the program to about 2001 and said it has expanded compressor capacity and collection infrastructure in the past decade. "With that program alone... we've destroyed captured and destroyed the equivalent of over 2 million tons of CO2," a…

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