Mejores Prácticas Para la Reducción de Metano en Sitios de Disposición Final en Latinoamérica y el Caribe

The report outlines strategies for municipalities and national authorities in Latin America and the Caribbean to mitigate methane emissions from waste disposal sites through progressive operational improvements and organic waste diversion.

• Methane is identified as the primary gas produced at final disposal sites via anaerobic decomposition and is a short-lived climate pollutant with a global warming potential exceeding 80 times that of carbon dioxide over a 20-year period.
• While the region has seen an increase in controlled and sanitary landfills, there is significant disparity in infrastructure, ranging from sites with advanced biogas capture and utilization to those lacking basic compaction, daily cover, or leachate management.
• Improving operational practices at disposal sites is presented as an immediate, cost-effective strategy for short-term global warming reduction, though long-term sustainability requires a transition toward circular economy models and organic waste recovery.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (2026). Mejores Prácticas Para la Reducción de Metano en Sitios de Disposición Final en Latinoamérica y el Caribe. https://www.catf.us/resource/best-practices-methane-reduction-final-disposal-sites-latin-america-caribbean/

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Mejores Prácticas Para la Reducción de Metano en Sitios de Disposición Final en Latinoamérica y el Caribe. 2026. https://www.catf.us/resource/best-practices-methane-reduction-final-disposal-sites-latin-america-caribbean/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforce2026mejores, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Mejores Prácticas Para la Reducción de Metano en Sitios de Disposición Final en Latinoamérica y el Caribe}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2026}, month = jun, url = {https://www.catf.us/resource/best-practices-methane-reduction-final-disposal-sites-latin-america-caribbean/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }