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Peter Melnik, a fourth-generation dairy farmer, owns Bar-Way Farm, Inc. in Deerfield, Mass. He has an anaerobic digester on his farm that converts food waste into renewable energy.

Chew On This: Farmers Are Using Food Waste To Make Electricity

Nov 30, 2019
Dairy farmers in Massachusetts are using food waste to create renewable energy. Each farm produces enough to power about 1,500 homes. This helps prevent the release of methane, a greenhouse gas.
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The methane digester on Reinford Farms is like "a big, giant stomach," says Brett Reinford. It converts manure and excess produce from local food stores into renewable energy.

Waste Not, Want Not: Why Aren't More Farms Putting Poop To Good Use?

Apr 23, 2017
Digesters convert livestock manure into electricity. Farmers can use it to power their operations or even sell some back to the grid. But some have found the technology too pricey to maintain.
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Scott Pexton works for A1 Organics, which runs the food waste processing portion of the Heartland Biogas Project.

How Colorado Is Turning Food Waste Into Electricity

Apr 05, 2016
At the Heartland Biogas Project, spoiled milk, old pet food and vats of grease combine with helpful bacteria in massive tanks to generate gas. It's all thanks to anaerobic digestion.
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