• June 8, 2012
• By Jeremy Carroll

The U.S. EPA's Pacific Southwest Region has launched an online waste to biogas mapping tool to show users the types of facilities in their area.

After users enter an address or city, the map will show fat, oil and grease haulers; fat, oil and grease collection sites; food processing facilities; landfills; organic collection sites; and wastewater treatment facilities with anaerobic digesters.

"This innovative mapping tool, the first of its kind in the nation, helps restaurants, hotels and other food waste generators to connect with large energy producers," said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA's regional administrator for the Pacific Southwest, in a statement. "Harvesting this energy prevents waste from ending up in landfills or clogging sewer lines."

The tool can be found on the EPA's website.

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