ABSTRACT: There are waste disposal sites in about 2000 residential areas in Turkey.. Because the majority of these areas have not been arrangée in accordance wiùi the N Solid Wastes Control Regulations", the methane gas formed in waste bodies cause deaths as a result of explosions and fires and create great environmental pollution. The municipalities can prevent the methane gas which forms in waste bodies in decad`es from being hazardous by constituting systems in orderly waste disposal sues and at the same time contribute to the economy by using it as a fuel.