20 Nov

Organics

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A large portion of America’s solid waste stream is organics. Produce, bakery and deli items, dairy products and vegetation trimmings can all be recycled. At Quest Recycling we provide organic Landfill Diversion through the following options:

Reduction:
A team of experts, utilizing our R3M program will study your current situation and determine where best to tweak your current ordering and display options to reduce your landfill use.

Animal Feed:
Through our network of vendors we can channel a percentage of organic waste into a process where the product is dehydrated and put back into animal feed. In addition our Sustainable Solutions program provides the usable portions directly to animals. This method is experiencing tremendous growth for Quest.

Waste-to-Energy:
This process is creating energy in the form of electricity or heat from the incineration of organics or through the use of Anaerobic Digestion.

Anaerobic Digestion is a series of processes in which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen This process is widely used as a renewable energy source because it produces a methane and carbon dioxide rich biogas suitable for energy production helping replace fossil fuels. Also, the nutrient-rich digestate can be used as fertilizer. Quest currently employs a network of service providers who utilize this method as a form of organic disposal.

Compost/Land Application/Soil Treatment:
One of the oldest forms of recycling, composting has experienced a groundswell of support with a more eco-conscience society. In composting or land application/soil treatments, organic materials are placed either in a custom bin, or spread out over topsoil and allowed to decompose naturally. Composting sites have several options for turning and rotating the product to maximize the nutrient content of the end product and speed the turn-around time.
Land application/soil treatment facilities typically do not regularly turn the product or add any components and allow nature to return the nutrients to the host soil on its own timetable.
Composting facilities also will typically bag or sell the product by the truck/train load to individuals or municipalities, whereas land application/soil treatment facilities leave the product where it is initially placed.
Quest currently employs these methods with several clients across the country.