Ontario Landfill Gas Collection, Use and Destruction Metrics

Landfill sites in Ontario report metrics on gas collection, methane destruction, and energy generation as required by O.Reg. 347. The dataset includes fields for annual gas collected, electricity generated, emission reductions, and destruction efficiencies. It is published by the Government of Ontario and was last updated on April 17, 2026.

Use Cases

• Calculate methane emission reductions based on reported destruction efficiency and collected gas volume.
• Analyze trends in landfill gas utilization for electricity and heat generation.
• Assess compliance and performance of landfill sites using environmental approval numbers and site volumes.
• Model the conversion of landfill gas into renewable natural gas based on processing percentages.
• Compare landfill gas collection rates and venting percentages across different sites and years.

Strengths

• Includes specific metrics like Annual LFG Collected (m3), Electricity Generated (MWh), and Emission Reductions (tCO2e).
• Data collection is mandated by regulation (O.Reg. 347), suggesting a formal reporting process.
• Fields track changes over time, with notes on data fields added in 2020 and discontinued after 2019.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to its source, covering only Ontario.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario | Gouvernement de l'Ontario

Collection Method

Summary of information reported by landfills under regulatory requirement.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:42:30.759569; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ontario, Canada