ABC’s of AD: Anaerobic Digestion (AD) and Organic Waste Co-Digestion

Anaerobic digestion (AD) can be used to treat organic materials such as food waste together with municipal wastewater treatment biosolids to produce renewable energy and provide a beneficial soil amendment byproduct. Organics co-digestion is an option for effective management of various waste products that requires coordination across multiple stakeholder groups. This webinar will feature educational presentations from industry experts on the basics of organic waste co-digestion, recent research, utilization of biogas and soil amendments, how FDEP is changing its regulatory structure to encourage anaerobic digestion projects statewide and how EPA is helping expand anaerobic digester capacity and reducing food waste. Continuing education units for PE licenses will be available to participants.

Where:  Online

When:  Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Time:  9:30 am to 12 noon

Who should attend?

Environmental professionals from Local and State Governments, Private and Non-Profit Sectors, Utilities, Biogas Producers, End Users, Consultants, Regulators, and those interested in the business and development of the anaerobic digestion industry.

• Welcome remarks and introduction of Recycle Florida Today, Inc.
  • Chris Snow, Co-Chair of Recycle Florida Today, Inc. Organics Recycling Committee and Consolidated Resource Recovery (CRR)
• How AD and Co-Digestion Works to Solve Many Problems
  • John Banks, Energy Systems Group
• Recent Research on Co-Digestion of Organic Waste
  • Dan Meeroff Ph.D., Director of Laboratories for Engineered Environmental Solutions, Florida Atlantic University Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatics Engineering
• Utilization of AD Fuel Products and Contracting Process
  • Bill Blake, TECO Energy
• AD Digestate Composting
  • David Hill, Co-Chair of Recycle Florida Today, Inc. Organics Recycling Committee and CycleLogic
• FDEP Involvement and 62-709 Changes
  • Lauren O’Connor, FDEP – Division of Waste Management
  • David Read, FDEP – Air Division
• Update from EPA both Nationally and Locally; How EPA is helping expand anaerobic digester capacity and reducing food waste.
  • Kim Charick, USEPA Region IV
• Closing, Networking