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Board commits $100,000 from solid‑waste fund to St. Cloud waste‑to‑energy pilot for schools

5672923 · June 24, 2025
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Stearns County authorized a $100,000 contribution from Fund 43 to partner with the City of St. Cloud and School District 742 on a depackaging and food‑to‑energy pilot at the city wastewater facility; board approved the allocation by voice vote.

The Stearns County Board on June 24 authorized a $100,000 allocation from the county’s solid-waste fee fund (Fund 43) to help the City of St. Cloud and St. Cloud School District 742 restart a small-scale waste‑to‑energy pilot to process separated school food scraps at the city’s nutrient, energy and water recovery facility.

Environmental Services supervisors and city utilities staff described a project to depackage and co‑digest…

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