Landfill Gas Capture & RNG Processing
Operators capturing methane from municipal solid waste landfills, upgrading the gas to pipeline quality, and monetizing it through utility contracts and RIN credits.
Market snapshot
These figures describe Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) & Biogas (7.8.8), the segment that Landfill Gas Capture & RNG Processing sits within — not Landfill Gas Capture & RNG Processing on its own.
RNG and biogas span waste, agriculture, and gas-distribution classifications and are an emerging category not separately disclosed by the Census Bureau, so the segment is not separately sized here.
Business model & economics
Revenue model
RNG sales plus environmental credits (RINs, LCFS)
Key economics
- Recurring revenue
- Moderate–High
- EBITDA margin
- Strong
- Capex intensity
- High
contracted offtake and credits
credit-enhanced, contracted economics
Characteristics
- Captures methane from landfills, dairy, and waste.
- RINs, LCFS, and IRA credits make economics attractive.
- Dairy RNG especially valuable (low carbon intensity).
M&A deal context
Who’s acquiring
- RNG developers & energy majors
- Waste & agriculture companies
- Infrastructure funds & investors
What’s driving deals
- Credit-driven RNG project economics.
- Energy-major and waste-company acquisition.
- Transportation-fuel and decarbonization demand.
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