Dive Summary:

• Officials in South Hadley, Massachusetts are considering creating an anaerobic digestion facility on the site of the South Hadley landfill.
• This proposal is a direct result of the state’s impending ban on organic waste from entering landfills, which is expected to go into effect in July of 2014.
• Research needs to be conducted, but officials are looking for a solution to eliminate food waste and this option is anticipated to generate revenue for the city.

From the article:

“Banning commercial food waste and supporting the development of AD facilities across the Commonwealth is critical to achieving our aggressive waste disposal reduction goals,” state Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rick Sullivan said in a statement July 10.

There is “the potential that it may actually produce some money –- because the big users in 2014 are going to have to look for a place to move their food waste product,” Sullivan told the selectboard at last week’s meeting.