Initiatives:Hartwell Anaerobic Digester

Lexington News

• The Lexington BoS will discuss the Organic Waste Processing Facility RFP on Sept 9, 2013. Meeting Agenda.
• Boston Herald: Mass. officials propose commercial food waste ban, by the Associated Press (July 11, 2013)
• Lexington Minuteman: Potential anaerobic digestion talks begin in Lexington, by Alex Dai (June 21, 2013)
• 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

• BoS Presentation by CDM Smith on sustainable technologies for organic materials processing and the Hartwell Avenue Anaerobic Digester (June 13, 2013)
• Anaerobic Resources Packet presented to the TMMA Executive Committee (May 8, 2013)
• 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."

• Capital Expenditures Committee Information Handout (April 5, 2011)

Prepared for the 2011 Annual Town Meeting Article 7, DPW Compost Operations Revolving Fund. Information on Capital-Related Projects includes the Compost Facility Green Waste (Anaerobic Facility) Study ($52,000)

• Preliminary Evaluation of a Source Separated Organics Facility at the Hartwell Avenue Landfill Site (March 2011)

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

• 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)