Colorado: The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Air Pollution Control Division has launched a Landfill Methane Mitigation Program to help landfill operators accelerate efforts to reduce methane emissions, Biomass Magazine reported.
The programme will provide around $14 million through 2029 to landfill operators that take steps to reduce methane emissions faster than required under current regulations. The funding comes from the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Pollution Grants subprogram, supported by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Colorado began work in 2024 on regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from landfills as part of the state’s goal of achieving a 100% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 compared with 2005 levels.
New regulations adopted in late 2025 require more municipal solid waste landfills in the state to install gas collection and control systems.
The new programme is intended to help landfill operators meet these requirements while managing the costs of reducing methane emissions.
Local governments, non-profit organisations and private companies that own or operate municipal solid waste landfills in Colorado can apply for the grants.
To qualify, projects must take proactive measures to reduce methane emissions. This can be achieved either by reducing emissions significantly before the applicable regulatory deadline or by exceeding the emission reduction requirements under the rules.
Applications can be submitted until December 1, with funding selections expected to be announced in January.
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