OUR PROCESS
Waste collected from landfills
Decomposition produces leachate and gas
Leachate is collected and pumped to the ponds
Leachate goes downhole into the injection well
Gas is collected from vertical and horizontal gas wells
Gas moves to the plant for processing
Carbon-Negative Future
River Birch is the third largest renewable natural gas plant in the country. By
leveraging cutting-edge technologies to transform waste into valuable resources with minimal emissions, the plant envisions achieving carbon negativity in the near future.
This approach emphasizes sustainability and responsible waste management,
establishing River Birch Renewable Energy Solutions as a leader on the path towards carbon negativity.
River Birch in Numbers
99.5%
Efficient
Class I, Non-hazardous wells
3rd
Largest Renewable
Gas Plant in the country
1600
SCFM Capacity
(inlet flow rate)
#1
Highest Runtime
of any BP Facility
Landfill
By volume, River Birch is the largest Subtitle D landfill in Louisiana. Our operations include the latest advances in landfill technology for the protection of our surrounding ecosystems. We offer assurance that all of our disposal technologies meet or exceed local, state and federal regulations.
River Birch, LLC (Type I & II Landfill)
River Birch, LLC’s Subtitle D Landfill is permitted to accept the following
nonhazardous wastes:
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Municipal Wastes
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Commercial Wastes
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Industrial Wastes
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Exploration & Production Waste
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Treated Lumber
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Spent Blast Media
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RCRA Empty Containers
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Friable Asbestos
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Nonfriable Asbestos
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Solid Wastes
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Sludges
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Liquid Wastes
We are permitted to accept waste from the following Louisiana Parishes: Jefferson, Orleans, Lafourche, Terrebonne, Assumption, St. Mary, St. Martin, St. Charles, St. John, St. James, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, Plaquemines
Hwy. 90, LLC (Type III Construction & Demolition Debris Landfill)
Hwy. 90, LLC, River Birch’s Construction and Demolition Landfill, accepts
the following noncontaminated wastes:
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Construction Debris
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Demolition Debris
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Metal
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Concrete
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Brick
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Asphalt
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Roofing Materials
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Floor Tiles
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Vegetative Debris
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Hurricane Debris
