Element Markets constructs biomethane project in Amsterdam, Ohio

25 January 2012: Element Markets, LLC, a Houston-based biomethane developer and leading supplier of environmental credits, is constructing a large ccc at the APEX Sanitary Landfill in Amsterdam, Ohio. The APEX landfill gas utilization project is expected to produce over 32,000,000 MMBtu of biomethane throughout its operational life, which is sufficient to power over 19,000 homes. Element Markets was selected to construct the project following a highly competitive process conducted by Environmental Logistics Services LLC, owner of the APEX Sanitary

Landfill, in which some of the country's largest landfill gas developers participated. The project will utilize landfill gas to produce pipeline quality biomethane and associated environmental commodities to be sold into the power and transportation sectors.

The APEX Sanitary Landfill covers 1,285 acre in Ohio's rural Jefferson and Harrison Counties. Currently, the landfill is receiving approximately 1,800,000 tonne of waste annually, making it one of the fastest growing landfills in the United States.

Source: Yourindustrynews