{"id":14408,"date":"2010-04-16t20:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-16t20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/composting-energy\/"},"modified":"2010-04-16t20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-16t20:00:00","slug":"composting-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/composting-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"composting energy"},"content":{"rendered":"
cedar grove composting<\/a>, a company in seattle, has announced a plan<\/a> to generate energy from methane they plan produce when composting yard and food waste. this methane will come in the form of an anaerobic digester<\/a>, which they plan to have operating in 2011, breaks down the waste and releases energy. <\/p>\n the company has been collecting yard and food waste for some time, and according to the seattle pi, saves the city $10 in trash collection and landfill costs for every ton of waste they compost. they will draw on this already existing network of waste collection to produce methane, and then energy. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n the cedar groves composting facility in everett, wa (image from seattlepi.com)<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n cedar grove takes in roughly 350,000 tons of waste per year, and for every 50,000 tons they collect they will generate 1.3 megawatts of electricity. their energy output is expected to increase as they begin to collect even more waste at different spots around the city.<\/p>\n