Certain areas on the outskirts have been completed, and are open for use. We went inside the park for a closer look at the gas collection process. All photos by Clara Mokri One of the four Flare Stations at Freshkills that controls landfill gas emission. Landfill gas (LFG) is generated during the anaerobic bacterial decomposition of organic material contained in municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. Because the park is built on top of the Fresh Kills Landfill, the capping and Gas Collection and Control System are essential. They are the heart of the Freshkills Park project, allowing wildlife to grow and continue to exist above the municipal solid waste landfill. The landfill gas collection system consists of approximately 640 LFG wells, 167,000 feet of laterals and header pipe, with approximately 8,300 feet of transmission pipe and a LFG purification plant.