Landfills are the third-largest source of anthropogenic methane emissions in the United States. Most municipal solid waste is deposited in landfills where bacteria decompose the organic material and produce landfill gas comprised of methane and carbon dioxide. If left unmanaged, this landfill gas is released into the atmosphere, disrupting community commitments to cleaner air and reductions in methane that cause global climate change. In this episode of Carbon Connection, Associate Director of Programs Holly Davison explores one of Climate Action Reserve’s first offset protocols, the US Landfill Protocol, which to date has generated nearly 40 million offset credits. Join Holly to learn more about the process of collecting and destroying methane gas through eligible destruction devices at landfills and criteria for listing landfill offset projects with the Reserve.