Background Climate change is one of the four priority areas in the Sixth Environment Action Programme of the European Community 2002-2012 (6th EAP). The 6th EAP recognises climate change as “an outstanding challenge for the next 10 years and beyond”. According to the latest UNFCCC statistics, the EU-27 emitted 4 247 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents in 2006, of which Sweden accounted for about 51 million tonnes. A decrease of just 2% has been recorded since 1990. In many developing countries there have been major increases in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. According to the UN MDG (Millennium Development Goals) report of 2008, GHG emissions from developing countries have doubled to 13.6 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalents (2005). According to the European Environmental Agency, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) account for 98.6% of European GHG emissions. Objectives Wastetofuel’s main objective is to demonstrate a holistic approach to the production of Liquified Bio-Gas (LBG) from landfill gas, and its consumption in heavy vehicles. The project will demonstrate innovative approaches to landfill gas detection and extraction, as well as developing a full-scale plant for the conversion of landfill gas to LBG by cryogenic CO2 Wash® technology. This innovative technology has already been demonstrated to be effective in many countries. It enables practitioners to convert land fill gas to LBG, without contamination or quality issues, which have arisen with other technologies. The project also aims to establish a user friendly LBG filling station and to carry out LBG heavy vehicle tests and operations. Specific objectives of the project include: To demonstrate a holistic approach to the use of landfill gas as LBG in heavy vehicles; To demonstrate methods and techniques for estimating the quantity and generation rate of landfill gas; To optimise and maximise the extraction of landfill gas; To establish, test and demonstrate a full-scale facility, using CO2Wash® technology, for purifying and liquefying landfill gas; To produce LBG for use in heavy vehicles; To establish and demonstrate a user friendly filling station for the distribution of LBG to heavy vehicles; To demonstrate and evaluate the performance of LBG in dual-fuel heavy vehicles; To identify alternative uses for by-products from LBG production; To contribute to the expansion of the national market for LBG by stakeholder involvement; To disseminate information and results across the EU and contribute to EU policy-making and the implementation of this technology in the EU. Expected results: The expected results of the Wastetofuel project: Emissions reductions of 85 000 tonnes CO2e per year from landfills in Skåne; Emissions reductions of 33 000 tonnes CO2e per year from heavy vehicles in Skåne, by replacing gasoline and diesel in heavy vehicles with LBG; Increase of LBG production in Skåne by 135 GWh; Increased interest in the production of LBG from landfill gas and the establishment of a conversion plant for LBG production from land fill gas; The identification of offset possibilities and markets for by-products from LBG production; A full environmental, economic, and technical assessment of the production of LBG from landfill gas; Increased consumption of LBG, with 40 additional LBG-fuelled vehicles operating in Skåne by the end of the project, including nine demonstration vehicles; At least one or two other regions/decision-makers/practitioners in the EU starting to develop sustainable landfill gas utilisation systems by the end of the project, based on the project’s models and technologies.