Initiatives:Hartwell Anaerobic Digester

Lexington News

 * Boston Globe: Lexington considering an anaerobic digester, by Brock Parker (June 20, 2013)
 * Lexington Minuteman: Lexington considers organic waste plant, by Michael Phillis (May 13, 2011)

Lexington Reports And Presentations

 * [[Media:20130613 BOS Presentation - CDM Smith Sustainable Technologies for Organic Materials Processing (Hartwell Avenue Anaerobic Digester).pdf|BoS Presentation by CDM Smith]] on sustainable technologies for organic materials processing and the Hartwell Avenue Anaerobic Digester (June 13, 2013)
 * [[Media:anaerobic_resources_tmma_5_8_13.pdf|Anaerobic Resources Packet]] presented to the TMMA Executive Committee (May 8, 2013)
 * [[Media:Lexington-Preliminary Evaluation of Source Separated Organics.pdf | Preliminary Evaluation of a Source Separated Organics Facility at the Hartwell Avenue Landfill Site]] (March 2011)
 * Clean Energy Results, Quarterly Report to the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, (Apr 1 - Jun 30, 2012)
 * At pag. 3: "..an agreement was established with the Town of Lexington to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for anaerobic digestion at the former landfill."

Lexington Mailing Lists

 * Lexington list threads
 * New garbage-to-electricity plant at Hartwell? (March 2013)
 * lex-polrel list threads (requires registration)
 * New garbage-to-electricity plant at Hartwell? (March 2013)
 * Re: New biogas plant at Hartwell? (March 2013)
 * lex-tmma list threads
 * Truck counts - Hartwell Avenue (June 2013)
 * NY Times article on food waste collection and composting (June 2013)
 * Digester (June 2013)
 * Digester indigestion (June 2013)
 * Digester discussion (May 2013)
 * Anaerobic Digestion Issues (May 2013)
 * UniQure, digester (May 2013)
 * Energy production at Hartwell Ave? (March 2013)

MA Dept of Environmental Protection

 * [[Media:swmp13f.pdf|MA 2010-2020 Solid Waste Master Plan]] (April 2013)

Anaerobic Digesters in Other News

 * The Milford Daily News (Franklin, MA): Anaerobic Digester Plans Stymied in Franklin by Matt Tota (June 7, 2013)
 * The Globe and Mail (Vancouver): Why does it stink in Richmond? Too much organic compost, by Wendy Stueck (Dec 3, 2013)
 * Huffington Post: Bad Smells In BC: Stinkiest Spots In The Province (Nov 24, 2012)
 * Richmond Review: What is that smell? Composting plant the source of 103 complaints, by Martin van den Hemel (Nov 20, 2012)
 * Cannock Chase Council (Staffordshire, UK): Poplars Anaerobic Digestion Plant - odour complaints (Feb 2013)
 * Energy Justice Network: Anaerobic Digesters (2013)
 * Guardian (U.K.): Sainsbury's aims for zero waste landfill – but is anaerobic digestion the best way? (Nov 17, 2011)
 * Plymouth Herald: Residents living near Plymouth food digester complain about 'repugnant' smell (Feb 13, 2012)

Sustainable Materials Management Information

 * Film on Waste-to-Energy's role in Sustainable Waste Management (2013).
 * U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Food Recovery Challenge Program (2013)
 * Anaerobic digestion of food waste: Current status, problems and an alternative product, by Ljupka Arsova, submitted as Master Degree Thesis, Columbia University (May 2010)
 * The Odor Management Blog: Anaerobic Digestion: Odor issues could ruin your investment, by Denis Dionne (Nov 15, 2010)
 * Waste Management World: Biogas Facility Topic Index
 * Wal-Mart fined $81M for hazardous waste violations, by Ben Messenger (May 31, 2013)
 * Biogas Tax Credit bill welcomed by industry in the U.S., by Ben Messenger (Mar 13, 2013)
 * Digesting the state of AD technologies, by Ljupka Arsova, Nickolas J. Themelis and Morton Barlaz (undated)