Initiatives:Hartwell Anaerobic Digester

• BoS Presentation by CDM Smith on sustainable technologies for organic materials processing and the Hartwell Avenue Anaerobic Digester
• Anaerobic Resources Packet presented to the TMMA Executive Committee (May 8, 2013)
• Lexington Minuteman: Lexington considers organic waste plant, by Michael Phillis (May 13, 2011)
• Preliminary Evaluation of a Source Separated Organics Facility at the Hartwell Avenue Landfill Site, March 2011
• 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)
  • Digester indigestion (June 2013)
  • Digester discussion (May 2013)
  • Anaerobic Digestion Issues (May 2013)
  • UniQure, digester (May 2013)
  • Energy production at Hartwell Ave? (March 2013)

• News reports
  • 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: http://www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/news/article/1548/poplars_anaerobic_digestion_plant-odour_complaints](February 2013)
  • Energy Justice Network: Anaerobic Digesters: [1] (2013)
  • Guardian (U.K.): Sainsbury's aims for zero waste landfill – but is anaerobic digestion the best way? (November 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 [2](2013).
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Food Recovery Challenge Program[3] (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)