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The Paulínia Landfill Gas Project, located in São Paulo, Brazil, is an initiative by ESTRE Ambiental S/A that significantly improves waste management practices while fighting climate change. The project captures methane gas—a highly potent greenhouse gas—produced from the natural decomposition of organic waste in landfills…

The Project is developed in a hydroelectric power plant located in Peru, in the North-western Department of Piura and has an installed capacity and projected yearly average generation of 15.2 MW and 57,740 MWh. The Project is expected to displace 31,463 tCO2e per year.