Dive summary:

• The St. Landry Parish Solid Waste Disposal District in Louisiana has been awarded the EPA’s 2012 Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) Project of the Year Award.
• St. Landry Parish uses landfill gas to produce fuel for district vehicles; the plant is the first to provide the technology for smaller landfills to make the conversion, which was previously only possible at larger landfills.
• The LMOP award was devised to “recognize excellence in innovation and creativity and achievement of environmental and economic benefits through successful landfill gas energy projects.”

From the article:

"St. Landry Parish Solid Waste Disposal District found a cleaner, greener way of destroying methane and fueling government vehicles including district cars and trucks and vans and cars at the sheriff's office. The end results are significant air quality benefits, unique environmental education opportunities for the local community and an invitation to discuss their success story during a trade mission to France."

"We are thrilled and very excited," said Solid Waste Executive Director Katry Martin.