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Landfilling and Landfill Carbon Storage for the Waste Reduction Model (WARM)

These documents provide more detailed information on how landfilling and landfill carbon storage are modeled in the Waste Reduction Model (WARM). Included is a brief overview of landfill carbon storage in WARM, detailed documentation of the updated landfill modeling methodology used in WARM, and the approach used to model component-specific decay rates for the landfilling of materials in WARM.

  • Landfill Carbon Storage in WARM (pdf) (180.66 KB)
  • Landfill Gas Monte Carlo Model Documentation and Results (pdf) (630.33 KB)
  • WARM component-specific decay rate methods (pdf) (213.62 KB)

Waste Reduction Model

  • Basics
  • WARM Tool
  • Frequent Questions
  • Documentation for Greenhouse Gas Emission, Energy, and Economic Factors
  • Guidance on How to Use Materials and Management Pathways
  • Landfilling and Landfill Carbon Storage Modeling
  • Recycled Content Tool
  • Individual Waste Reduction Model (iWARM)
  • Policy and Program Impact Estimator
Contact Us About the Waste Reduction Model (WARM)
Contact Us About the Waste Reduction Model (WARM) to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem.
Last updated on June 14, 2024
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