7.8.8.4Vertical

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.

FragmentationConsolidatingEstimate

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

contracted offtake and credits

EBITDA margin
Strong

credit-enhanced, contracted economics

Capex intensity
High

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

Deal activityHigh

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.

Find Landfill Gas Capture & RNG Processing acquisition targets

Search Acquisera’s index for companies classified under Landfill Gas Capture & RNG Processing (7.8.8.4) and build a targeted deal pipeline.

Search companies