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
- 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)
- 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
- 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)