• January 25, 2013
• By Kerri Jansen

The Monterey (Calif.) Regional Waste Management District's new waste conversion facility is set to go online in mid-February, the first in the state -- and second in the nation -- to use dry anaerobic digestion technology, The Monterey County Herald reported.

The $1.6 million plant will convert food waste from area hotels, restaurants and universities into compost and biogas. The process will use special bacteria sprayed onto waste to decompose up to 5,000 tons of waste each year, the article indicates.

More than 30 similar plants are being planned throughout the state, according to the article.

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