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Panel backs consideration of $10 million toward Demcon anaerobic digester to process food waste
Summary
Senate File 10‑37 would provide $10 million toward construction of a Demcon anaerobic digester and biochar facility to process food waste into renewable natural gas and biochar; proponents said the facility would add about 75,000 tons per year of organics processing capacity and operate under a 20‑year feedstock contract.
Senator Jeong presented Senate File 10‑37 on March 24, requesting $10,000,000 to support construction of an anaerobic digester and biochar facility to process food waste in Minnesota. The author described the project as the final funding piece of a larger endeavor with an approximate overall development cost of $100,000,000.
Washington County Commissioner Fran Miron, vice chair of the Ramsey‑Washington Recycling and Energy Board and chair of the Partnership on Waste and Energy, said the recycling and energy board had launched a household food‑scrap pickup program for Washington and…
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