Correction: BP et al. Methane Emission and Carbon Sequestration Potential from Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, India. Sustainability 2023, 15, 7125

The authors would like to make the following corrections to the published paper [1]. The changes are as follows:

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Replacing the title caption of Figure 2:

Figure 2. Unauthorized dumping along with wards in and around Bangalore city.

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Figure 2. Unauthorized dumping along with wards in and around Bangalore City (after [18]).

With this correction, reference 24 becomes reference 18, and the order of some references has been adjusted accordingly.

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Adding the sentence in “Section 2. Site Description” in Paragraph 3:

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Average MSW generated data about all zones are collected from BBMP and estimated methane emission using the IPCC default method and mass balance method.

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Average MSW-generated data about all zones are collected from BBMP and methane emission is estimated using the IPCC default method and mass balance method. It should be noted that the data related to solid waste generation were collected through a survey across eight zones conducted with the help of Bangalore City corporation, named Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). The data were collected over a period of 28 days in February 2013. However, for our study, we sought expert advice from BBMP officials to conduct the survey at specific locations depending on the collection of the majority of waste by trucks before dumping it at the landfill site or other stations. It should be noted that our study did not include unauthorized dump site data. A previous study [18] identified unauthorized dump sites and also analyzed waste composition in Bangalore City. The difference in waste composition and quantity between authorized and unauthorized waste dump sites, as well as their impact on the carbon footprint, can be analyzed in future work. Further, a systematic study can also be conducted in future to understand how the difference in methodology (including spatial and temporal factors) can influence the waste generation data and carbon footprint.

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Adding the sentence in “Section Acknowledgments”:

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Thanks to the reviewers for their careful suggestions and academic editors for their sincere affirmation. Thanks to everyone who helped with the experiments.

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The authors would like to express support for the officials and volunteers of BBMP (Municipal corporation in Bangalore City of India) for their help provided for collecting data related to waste generation in eight zones of Bangalore City of India (as mentioned in Figure 3). We are also grateful for their permission and support provided for conducting sampling of waste from the Mavallipura landfill site in Bangalore City, India.

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Replacing the Reference 18

18. Naveen, B.P.; Fard, M.K. Estimation of Methane Emission and Electricity Generation Potential from Mavallipura Landfill Site, India. Iran. J. Sci. Technol. Trans. Civ. Eng. 2022, 46, 2531–2541.

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18. Chanakya, H.N.; Shwetmala, K.; Ramachandra, T.V. Estimating unauthorized dumping of USW around cities—A case study of Bangalore. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Waste Management, ICON-SWM, Kolkata, India, 9–11 November 2011; pp. 636–642.

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Replacing the Reference 19

19. Zamorano, M.; Perez, J.I.P.; Paves, I.A.; Ridao, A.R. Study of the energy potential of the biogas produced by an urban wast landfill in Southern Spain. Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 2007, 11, 909–922.

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19. Tchobanoglous, G.; Theisen, H.; Vigil, S. Integrated Solid Waste Management; McGraw-Hill Publication: New York, NY, USA, 1993; pp. 670–71619.

The authors state that the scientific conclusions are unaffected. This correction was approved by the Academic Editor. The original publication has also been updated.