Eagle Ridge Landfill RNG facility operational

Vision RNG (VRNG), Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, says that its landfill gas (LFG) to renewable natural gas (RNG) project at Meridian Waste’s Eagle Ridge Landfill in Bowling Green, Missouri, is fully operational. 

“Today’s announcement activating the Eagle Ridge Landfill’s Clean Energy plant is an extremely proud moment for Meridian Waste and all our partners in this project—first and foremost Vision RNG,” Meridian Waste CEO Walter Hall says. “This joint project represents the power of creative thinking, regulatory commitment, sound infrastructure investment and environmental stewardship in a manner that enhances the natural environment and our shareholders’ financial commitment. This Missouri Clean Energy project is the first of three of which Meridian Waste has partnered with Vision RNG, and it’s exciting to say that together in the ‘Show Me State’ we are doing just that—showing that our partnership results in better technology, stronger infrastructure and cleaner energy.”

The project uses 1,500 standard cubic feet per minute of LFG to produce 375,000 metric million British thermal units of RNG annually, enough RNG to heat approximately 8,800 homes per year, the companies say. The RNG is injected into a nearby interstate natural gas pipeline and used by various customers across the U.S. for transportation fuel and other sustainability purposes.

“Vision RNG is proud to partner with Meridian Waste and is extremely proud of being able to bring this LFG to RNG project online. It is the first of its kind in the state of Missouri. The energy, environmental and economic benefits are significant for all parties,” Vision RNG CEO Bill Johnson says. “This is the first of several LFG to RNG projects VRNG will be bringing online, including projects in Kentucky, Alabama, South Carolina and Oklahoma.”

RNG production has many environmental and economic benefits, including being a carbon-neutral energy solution, lowering methane emissions, reducing our dependence on fossil fuels and using the current natural gas infrastructure. 

“In Missouri and across our company footprint, Meridian Waste is committed to being a good neighbor, and a steward of the environment,” Meridian Missouri Area President Gregg Asciutto says.  “Our business is safely and judiciously managing solid waste collections and disposal so that it benefits the greater community while protecting the environment.  By converting our landfill gas into pipeline quality clean energy, we manage potential odors more effectively, reduce Greenhouse gas emissions, and capture a once wasted renewable resource to fuel more efficient trucks and operations throughout the region.”