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Date: 27 May 2021
January 28, 2021
Vanguard Renewables has 6 digesters installed in farms in the Northeast and is planning for many more in 2021.//Courtesy of Vanguard Renewables
The promise of renewable natural gas is a sustainability win that has been financially and logistically out of reach for even the largest companies. Vanguard Renewables created the Farm Powered Strategic Alliance to start delivering on this promise for its founding members Unilever, Starbucks and Dairy Farmers of America.
The Massachusetts-based recycler uses anaerobic biodigesters to create renewable natural gas from food waste. Bacteria in the digesters consume the waste, creating methane and CO2 as byproducts. The gas can then be used for energy purposes.
[00:00:00] Liz Bothwell: Hi everyone, welcome to Waste360 s
NothingWasted! Podcast. On every episode, we invite the most interesting people in waste recycling and organics to sit down with us and chat candidly about their thoughts, their work, this unique industry and so much more. Thanks for listening and enjoy this episode.
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[00:00:26] Liz: Hi everyone. This is Liz Bothwell from Waste360 with John Hanselman CEO of Vanguard Renewables. Welcome back, John. Thanks for being on the show again.
[00:00:37] John Hanselman: Thanks, Liz. I m delighted to be back.
[00:00:40] Liz: I know you and I have chatted previously, but those who didn t hear that Could you just give us a quick overview of your background in the industry?
In this week’s episode of NothingWasted!, we chat with John
Hanselman, CEO of Vanguard Renewables. The company was founded in 2014 with three goals: to produce renewable energy from organic waste to power homes, businesses, and communities; to sustain farms by reducing on-farm methane emissions and providing a diversified income stream and beneficial byproducts; and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from food waste by diverting tons of food waste from landfills.
We spoke with Hanselman about the process of food-waste-to-energy, how food-waste recycling can help companies show concrete data on meeting ESG goals and more.
Here’s a sneak peek into the discussion: