Anaerobic Digestion Facilities Processing Food Waste in the U.S. (2022 & 2023)
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Urban Farm DB summary
An EPA summary of its 2024 survey of anaerobic digestion facilities processing food waste in the U.S., covering 313 identified facilities with 65 operating facilities responding (24% response rate). Excluding beverage-industry waste, processed tonnage rose from about 1.36 million tons in 2022 to about 1.43 million tons in 2023.
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- 16,021,588 tons
total processed tonnage(food waste anaerobic digestion)
Compostn = 56- region
- US
- year
- 2022
- 7,681,322 tons↓ Decrease
total processed tonnage(food waste anaerobic digestion)
Compostn = 58Control: 2022 total 16,021,588 tons- region
- US
- year
- 2023
- 24 %
survey response rate(food waste anaerobic digestion survey)
Socialn = 313- region
- US
- year
- 2024
- 313 facilities
facilities identified(food waste anaerobic digestion survey)
Social- region
- US
- year
- 2024
- 20.63 usd_per_ton
tipping fee median(food waste anaerobic digestion)
Economicsn = 18- region
- US
- year
- 2022
- 22.23 usd_per_ton↑ Increase
tipping fee median(food waste anaerobic digestion)
Economicsn = 18Control: 2022 median $20.63/ton- region
- US
- year
- 2023
- 380 million_kwh_per_year↑ Increase
electricity generated(food waste anaerobic digestion)
ClimateControl: 2022 total 365 million kWh/year- region
- US
- year
- 2023
- 84 %
biogas cleanup system adoption rate(food waste anaerobic digestion facility)
Designn = 55- region
- US
- year
- 2024
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