West Rutland Organics Recovery Facility

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1 West Rutland Organics Recovery Facility Vermont Organics Recycling Summit April 7 th, 2016 CASELLA RESOURCE SOLUTIONS ZERO-SORT RECYCLING COLLECTION ORGANICS ENERGY LANDFILLS casella.com 1

2 Recycling About Us Over 30 years experience recovering value from organic and mineral byproducts in the northeast Diverting >450,000 tons/year organic residuals Operate 2 on-farm digesters receiving over 35,000 tons/year each of liquid food processing residuals Collect over 5,000 tons/year of source separated food scraps for diversion to 3 rd party compost facilities Participating in policy discussions around food waste diversion in 4+ states (MA, VT, NY, ME) Currently conducting and participating in 5 pilot studies around collection and processing CASELLA RESOURCE SOLUTIONS ZERO-SORT RECYCLING COLLECTION ORGANICS ENERGY LANDFILLS casella.com 2

3 Agricultural Products Helping Conventional & Organic farmers grow for more than 30 years: Extensive range of more than forty products Liming agents, animal bedding, fertilizer, wood ash, & compost Technical assistance provided including soil sampling More than 35 spreaders available Agronomist & crop advisors on staff FMI go to CASELLA RESOURCE SOLUTIONS ZERO-SORT RECYCLING COLLECTION ORGANICS ENERGY LANDFILLS casella.com 3

4 Vermont Food Waste Background Act 148 Universal Recycling Law (Act 148) requires capacity for 30-50,000 tons/year of new food waste diversion by 2022 (Source: DSM Act 148 study) Waste reduction & food donations Composting, anaerobic digestion, & feed Vermont s farm digesters have capacity but food waste needs to be pre-processed into a clean, pumpable liquid -Technically feasible and cost-effective? -Impact on AD animal bedding? -Impact on liquid digestate (N, P, pathogens)? CASELLA RESOURCE SOLUTIONS ZERO-SORT RECYCLING COLLECTION ORGANICS ENERGY LANDFILLS casella.com 4

5 West Rutland Organics Recovery Facility Pilot project supported by grant from Clean Energy Development Fund & Green Mountain Power Other Partners: Blue Spruce Farm, several Cow Power customers, other food waste generators in Rutland area Project Overview: Design and build a processing system at our facility in West Rutland Convert source separated food scraps into an AD ready, pumpable slurry Transport to Blue Spruce Farm for on-site co-digestion Sampling and analysis of slurry and digestate to document impacts CASELLA RESOURCE SOLUTIONS ZERO-SORT RECYCLING COLLECTION ORGANICS ENERGY LANDFILLS casella.com 5

6 Types of Food Waste CASELLA RESOURCE SOLUTIONS ZERO-SORT RECYCLING COLLECTION ORGANICS ENERGY LANDFILLS casella.com 6

7 Types of Food Waste CASELLA RESOURCE SOLUTIONS ZERO-SORT RECYCLING COLLECTION ORGANICS ENERGY LANDFILLS casella.com 7

8 Generator Education How, Why and Where CASELLA RESOURCE SOLUTIONS ZERO-SORT RECYCLING COLLECTION ORGANICS ENERGY LANDFILLS casella.com 8

9 Generator Education What and Who CASELLA RESOURCE SOLUTIONS ZERO-SORT RECYCLING COLLECTION ORGANICS ENERGY LANDFILLS casella.com 9

10 Hook Truck Collection Container CASELLA RESOURCE SOLUTIONS ZERO-SORT RECYCLING COLLECTION ORGANICS ENERGY LANDFILLS casella.com 10

11 Trial #2 11/16/2015 CASELLA RESOURCE SOLUTIONS ZERO-SORT RECYCLING COLLECTION ORGANICS ENERGY LANDFILLS casella.com 11

12 Trial #2 11/16/2015 CASELLA RESOURCE SOLUTIONS ZERO-SORT RECYCLING COLLECTION ORGANICS ENERGY LANDFILLS casella.com 12

13 Trial #2 11/16/2015 CASELLA RESOURCE SOLUTIONS ZERO-SORT RECYCLING COLLECTION ORGANICS ENERGY LANDFILLS casella.com 13

14 CASELLA RESOURCE SOLUTIONS ZERO-SORT RECYCLING COLLECTION ORGANICS ENERGY LANDFILLS casella.com 14

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16 CASELLA RESOURCE SOLUTIONS ZERO-SORT RECYCLING COLLECTION ORGANICS ENERGY LANDFILLS casella.com 16

17 Next Steps Dewatering Screw Quality Control Sorting Conveyor System Controls Improved slurry transport Screw auger? In-Tank Chopper Pump Ventilation, Odor Control & Heat CASELLA RESOURCE SOLUTIONS ZERO-SORT RECYCLING COLLECTION ORGANICS ENERGY LANDFILLS casella.com 17

18 Potential Dewatering Screw CASELLA RESOURCE SOLUTIONS ZERO-SORT RECYCLING COLLECTION ORGANICS ENERGY LANDFILLS casella.com 18

19 Slurry Conveyance Existing Diaphragm Pump Potential Inclined Screw Conveyor CASELLA RESOURCE SOLUTIONS ZERO-SORT RECYCLING COLLECTION ORGANICS ENERGY LANDFILLS casella.com 19

20 Collaboration and Partnerships Resource Solutions Integrated Food Waste Recovery Solutions Generator Audits Food Waste Collection Generator Education Processing and Aggregation Transportation AD & Compost Feedstock Supply AD & Compost Operations Compliance Logistics Back-Up Facilities End Product Management Earthlife Agricultural Products CASELLA RESOURCE SOLUTIONS ZERO-SORT RECYCLING COLLECTION ORGANICS ENERGY LANDFILLS casella.com 20

21 An Iconic Photo to Conclude With Jordan Farm AD, Rutland MA - Operated by Casella Organics CASELLA RESOURCE SOLUTIONS ZERO-SORT RECYCLING COLLECTION ORGANICS ENERGY LANDFILLS casella.com 21

22 Creating value from organic and mineral residuals through innovative resource solutions Thank you! Tony Barbagallo, P.E CASELLA RESOURCE SOLUTIONS ZERO-SORT RECYCLING COLLECTION ORGANICS ENERGY LANDFILLS casella.com 22