Waste Management’s Atascocita Landfill first began accepting waste in 1993 and currently has over nine million tons of waste in place. The site is a fully integrated waste management system consisting of a landfill with landfill gas collection, drop-off recycling center and a citizen convenience center. Serving the waste management needs of the Greater Houston area, the landfill has two active landfill gas collection projects on site. The first project commenced operation in June of 2003 while the second project was brought online in January of 2004. Together these projects produce over 9.5 megawatts of renewable electricity using reciprocating engine technology that processes over 3.7 million standard cubic feet per day of landfill gas.