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How is digestate from anaerobic digesters processed, and what proportion is beneficially reused?
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The anaerobic digester process produces gas, fertilizer, and construction materials, with approximately 95% of the finished solids being beneficially reused.
- The anaerobic digestion process simulates the human stomach, transforming waste into various materials.
- Gas produced is primarily used for heating and powering homes in Brooklyn.
- The process also generates fertilizer and materials for landfill capping and construction infill.
- A key point is the significant water weight in food waste, leaving 22% of digestate as solid.
- Of these finished solids, about 95% are beneficially reused.