A 1869 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires owners and operators of certain landfills to control and monitor landfill gas emissions.

This bill requires owners and operators of certain sanitary landfills (those authorized to accept waste or closed after the law's effective date) to install and maintain landfill gas collection systems to control methane emissions. It mandates quarterly surface methane monitoring, limits emissions to 500 ppm at any single point or 25 ppm averaged across the site, and requires annual methane generation reports to the state environmental agency. Landfill gas systems must meet specific technical standards, including 99% methane destruction efficiency when flared. The law takes effect 24 months after enactment, with violations treated as breaches of New Jersey's Solid Waste Management Act.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee
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