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Assuming a 60% Organic/ 40% non organic trash mixture, your looking at around 127 m3 of methane per year can be produced per ton of trash.

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landfills produce mehtane gas sulphur dioxide and sulphur monoxide

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yes, the break down of waste produces methane, some countries utilise this gas to produce electricity.

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Methane gas is the byproduct of anaerobic digestion of organic materials. This is the major route of domestic trash related organics descompositiob in landfills

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Biologic activity (fermentation by microorganisms).

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Bader Gas

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