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Re-assessment pendingCARLandfill Gas Capture/CombustionUSRegistry: Crediting endedCAR-US-LANDFILL

LCSWMA Landfill Gas-to-Energy Project

Developer: Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority

CAR-445 ↗

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#181of 694 in Methane#495of 1794 in United States#301of 1012 in Climate Action Reserve (CAR)#45of 124 in CAR-US-LANDFILL

Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 19 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Crediting ended

The crediting period has ended. Credits already issued exist; no new ones will be issued unless the crediting period is renewed.

Climate Action Reserve: “Completed”

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 5.4 / 10
Integrity 🔒 Transparency 🔒 Claim Safety 🔒 Documentation 🔒
Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Re-assessment pending · v2.1

Scored2026-09-19medium confidenceLatest monitoring period ends: 2015-12-31

evidence: 49/49 registry documents analyzed · 4 red flags

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Analysis

The LCSWMA landfill gas-to-energy project in Pennsylvania is a CAR-registered methane capture project verified by SCS Global Services, with additionality confirmed via a combined test. However, a significant contradiction between the PDD and the 2016 verification report on whether gas capture was legally required, combined with a project-specific baseline, unaddressed leakage, and multiple (though resolved) compliance findings, creates meaningful uncertainty around the robustness of the credit claims.

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Findings

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Evidence

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On this page: the analysis of 19 Sep 2026, marked “Re-assessment pending”. Per-dimension scores, risk indicators, 4 red flags, score factors, detailed analysis, and 49 registry documents (49 analyzed).

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Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    No CORSIA label on the registry

    Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology approved for some versionsCAR U.S. Landfill Protocol

    The Integrity Council approved some versions of this protocol and not others: check which version the project uses before claiming CCP quality.

    Source: ICVCM assessment

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: project sector

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    No Article 6 authorization

    No corresponding adjustment: the host country can also count this reduction towards its own target.

    Source: registry label

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Registry labels last checked:2026-10-11

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2008
30,08720,08710,000
2009
49,26149,2610
2010
74,84774,8470
2011
78,37726,11352,264
2012
70,55235,86634,686
2013
47,39225,93921,453
2014
18,7666,67212,094
2015
46,63546,6350
Total415,917285,420130,497

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Analysis ProvenanceCAR Landfill Project Protocol
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