With today’s energy consumption, the world is running out of nonrenewable energy sources. The most commonly used energy source is natural gas that mainly consists of a compound known as methane. Simultaneously, one should note that waste management of excessive amount of solid organic waste has been a great concern for our environment. Different countries, states and farms have developed a system that uses food waste and manure to create methane at local anaerobic digesters that is further processed into electricity. In this research paper, we discussed the basics of anaerobic digestion and digester plants, implementations of laws that promote anaerobic digestion and recycling of food waste in the state of Massachusetts and their impact on the local community.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Gantulga, Dulguun
• McKenna, Jourdan R.

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Environment
• Sustainability
• Energy

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-051615-140658

Keyword

• Renewable energy sources
• Recycling (Waste, etc.)
• Sustainability

Advisor

• Thompson, Robert W.

Year

• 2015

Date created

• 2015-05-16

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright