The Anaerobic Digestion Facilities Processing Food Waste in the United States (2019) report is the fourth report under the Anaerobic Digestion Data Collection Project. This report provides 2019 data collected through surveys of stand-alone digesters, on-farm co-digestion systems, and water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) with co-digestion systems. Operators who responded to the survey processed a combined amount of over 17.5 million tons of food waste in 2019 and produced biogas in the amount equivalent to generating enough energy to power almost 58,333 homes for a year.
The EPA Anaerobic Digestion Data Collection Project aims to increase understanding of how food waste is handled at anaerobic digestion facilities nationwide. As interest grows in the anaerobic digestion and biogas industries and in decreasing and diverting food waste from landfills, the data in these reports will be useful to policy makers, investors, and other stakeholders. Previous reports feature data from 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
EPA will soon release a new survey to collect data for 2020 and 2021. We hope you will share that survey widely – greater participation can yield better data and increase the usefulness of this effort to our partners and other interested parties. More>>