Anaerobic digesters for organic waste solutions for municipalities & food companies sector - Waste and Recycling - Waste to Energy
No matter what bio wastes your facility generates, a DVO digester is customized to handle the load and deliver a return. Organic waste, often in the form of food, is a major issue in modern society. In fact, the EPA estimates that more food reaches landfills than any other single material in our everyday trash, constituting 24 percent of municipal solid waste. DVO anaerobic digesters put waste to work and keep it out of landfills. They process a tremendous variety of commercial and food waste streams – including municipal separated organics, wasted food and food processing waste. Our system can be implemented at municipal organic waste treatment facilities, as well as at meat packing plants, dairy plants, vegetable processors, and more.
Disposal and nutrient management
Why pay for landfill space if you can harness your waste? A DVO system handles these waste streams more efficiently than older designs (i.e. “round tank” AD’s) and can also be tailored for specific needs.
Consumer expectations
Sustainability is expected by today’s consumers, which has driven consumer-facing businesses to demand it from their vendors and suppliers. A DVO system delivers a host of benefits that support the sustainability mission of businesses and governments.
Food and food production waste
Anything we eat or drink can generate waste that must be handled. This might include waste from breweries, starch production, milk and cheese production, or separated organics. A DVO system efficiently handles these waste streams, and it can be tailored for specific needs.
Other organic waste
DVO anaerobic digesters process more than just waste from animal agriculture or wasted food. Nearly anything that is organic can be handled by our system, including pharmaceutical waste, fats, oils and greases, and industrial organic residuals.
- Better neighbor – Waste is thoroughly processed, which greatly reduces odor and pathogens (including E. coli).
- Economic return – Our biogas production per ton of organic waste far exceeds the industry average. Biogas can be burned in a genset or turbine to create electricity or scrubbed to make natural gas.
- Efficient wastewater treatment and disposal – The digester destroys pathogens and odor, while phosphorous and ammonia are captured and removed. Remaining water is safe to return to settling ponds.
- Regulatory compliance – State and federal bodies highly regulate waste streams. A DVO digester reduces that burden by processing organic waste into inert, usable products.
- Long-term solution – Our concrete vessel, built by local contractors, has a longer life than above-ground steel tanks.
- Time savings – Our digesters are simple to maintain and, above all, optimized for reliability.
- Reduce emissions – Our digester provides unmatched greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
Phosphorous and nitrogen are valuable crop fertilizers, and the DVO digester captures these nutrients as byproducts of the digestion process. The finished by products have commercial value and can be sold to crop farmers. Unlike raw manure, treated liquid from the anaerobic digester is made “plant-ready.” It can be irrigated to a growing crop, making nutrient management more flexible. An optional secondary “fine-solids separation” step allows for the majority of a farm’s phosphorus to be placed into a cake form. It can then be transported to fields that need it while also allowing the liquid volume to be pumped through a pivot irrigation system.