Lawton Landfill Adds New Cells and Turns Methane Into Renewable Natural Gas

The City of Lawton has roughly 7.9 years of landfill capacity remaining as of December 31, 2025, and two newly opened cells are a big reason why. Cells 6 and 7 were placed into service in October 2025, but not before a detour: May flooding damaged the completed cells and forced the city to reconstruct them. That kind of setback would stall a lot of projects. This one got rebuilt and opened.

There’s an environmental story here too. Lawton’s Gas-to-Energy facility, developed with Comanche Renewables, became fully operational in 2025. It captures methane from decomposing waste and converts it into pipeline-quality renewable natural gas. Green waste is also processed into a woodchip mixture used to control erosion on the landfill’s exterior slopes.

It’s worth noting that this isn’t just Lawton’s landfill. It serves communities throughout Southwest Oklahoma, so capacity decisions here affect the whole region. Cells 8 and 9 are expected in future Capital Improvement Program plans. What questions do you have about local waste and recycling services? Let us know in the comments.