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Witnesses say New Jersey needs more composting and anaerobic‑digestion capacity; cite regulatory barriers and large projects under construction
Summary
Speakers at the joint hearing urged easing permitting for composting (removing an enclosure requirement), expanding anaerobic digestion (AD) and using wastewater plants to co‑digest food waste. They highlighted Trenton Renewables, an under‑construction Linden AD plant (1,540 tpd) and the need for tiered DEP rules for small‑scale composting.
At a joint Senate and Assembly environment committee hearing, multiple witnesses described an urgent need for processing capacity for source‑separated food waste and urged changes to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) rules that they say limit development of composting facilities.
Christina Pio Castro of Vivari Ecologics said current recycling rules require class‑C composting facilities to operate in an enclosed structure and argued that requirement "destroys the economics of compost facilities" and is inconsistent with national practice. She said her…
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