Stories and history of large methane leaks
BUENOS AIRES, INDEED
by Gabrielle Pesantez (Harvard student)
Even among some of the world's most highly polluting cities analyzed in a recent study, the aptly named Buenos Aires, Argentina has emerged as a leader in landfill-driven methane emissions. Buenos Aires is home to the Norte III landfill run by CEAMSE (the Ecological Coordination Society of the State Metropolitan Area), the organization responsible for receiving and managing 85 percent of the city's waste.