Wicomico County, a Maryland jurisdiction on the eastern coast of the United States, has selected Waga Energy, a global leader in the production of renewable natural gas (RNG) from landfills, to upgrade the landfill gas into pipeline-quality RNG at the Newland Park Landfill. The plant will utilize the WAGABOX® technology, developed and patented by Waga Energy. Once operational, it will process up to 1,000 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm) of landfill gas and produce over 210,000 MMBtu (62 GWh) of RNG per year, delivering gas to the local pipeline and complying with recent environmental regulations requiring a better control of methane emissions from landfills.
The project will offset approximately 12,200 tons of CO2 equivalent emissions annually by capturing methane, a potent greenhouse gas, and purifying it into RNG.
By producing pipeline-quality RNG, the project supports the circular economy and reduces reliance on fossil fuels with a local, reliable and renewable source of energy provided to the community.
The Newland Park Landfill is located outside the city of Salisbury, Maryland, owned and operated by Wicomico County. It accepts 150,000 tons of waste annually.
As a result of 15 years of development, Waga Energy’s patented WAGABOX technology revolutionizes landfill gas upgrading by combining membrane filtration with cryogenic distillation. It maximizes the renewable energy production of landfills by ensuring the production of pipeline-quality RNG, regardless of landfill gas variations in flow rate and composition.
Published March 2026
