International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development

This study investigates landfill gas (LFG) as a complicated mixture of several gases produced by microorganisms inside a landfill. The world has adopted landfilling as its primary method of managing municipal solid waste (MSW) as a result of the rise of MSW globally. However, the majority of countries' use of open dumping practices and unhygienic landfills to manage the majority of their MSW results in increased landfill pollution of the environment. Therefore, as MSW expands internationally, more dump sites are required. Landfills receive over 85% of the MSW produced globally, which result to increased worries about gases released from landfills. These gases have significantly increased anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which are bad for the environment. The physical, chemical, and microbiological processes involved in each stage of the LFG generation process (bacterial breakdown, chemical reaction, and volatilization), as well as the properties of LFG, are taken into account. Effective landfill management is regarded as a crucial facet of integrated waste management, which includes factors like trash composition, oxygen in the landfill, moisture content, temperature, and age of refuse that affect landfill gas production. The paper also discussed the use of LFG as alternatives to traditional energy sources in most developed nations.

Adeyi,G.O, Adeyi,A.A, Oladoyin,A.E, Bassey,P.E, Etoh,H.E.,"Generation, Management and Utilization of Landfill Gas: A Review" International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development, V9(2): Page(2007-2019) Mar-Apr 2026. ISSN: 2581-7175. www.ijsred.com. Published by Scientific and Academic Research Publishing.