Avoided Emissions from Organic Waste Disposal Offsets

CCX has developed simple, standardized rules for issuing Carbon Financial Instrument® (CFI™) contracts for projects which voluntarily avoiding emissions from disposal of organic waste. Projects are defined as new facilities or capacity and capacity utilization increases at existing facilities that compost organic waste that would have otherwise been landfilled. The facilities prevent methane release from anaerobic degradation of the waste through aerobic treatment by composting.

Basic Specifications:

Eligible projects shall not be required by any federal, state or local regulation or other legally binding framework.
Projects placed into service on or after January 1, 2003 may qualify.
Qualifying projects may earn offsets during the years 2003-2010.
Project proponent must demonstrate clear ownership rights of the emission reductions from the avoidance of methane.
All projects must be verified by a CCX-Approved Verifier.

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Avoided Emissions from Organic Waste Disposal