Houston-A business move made by Waste Management, Inc. (WM) with waste recycler Harvest Power is expected to result in significant increases in the supply of organic compost and fertilizers in U.S. and Canada. With this aim in mind, WM has announced plans to invest in Harvest Power to help the company expand its organics recycling facilities to generate more renewable energy along with high-quality nutrient-rich compost and bio-fertilizer products. “Combining Waste Management’s industry leadership and expertise in the collection and management of a wide range of segmented waste streams with Harvest’s leading technologies and industry knowledge will be key to developing new, higher value-added end markets for organic materials and accelerating the growth of organics recycling across North America,” reported Tim Cesarek, managing director of organic growth at Waste Management. Harvest Power of Waltham, Mass., with offices in Seattle and Richmond, B.C., has significant expertise in organic waste management, from building and operating large-scale organics recycling facilities to marketing compost products. Harvest Power owns and operates a facility located in Richmond, B.C., that it describes as the largest and most efficient food and yard waste composting facility in North America. With WM’s help, Harvest Power will be expanding to more cities, starting with the East and West Coasts, and provide raw material for its composting process – and, in the near future, its biogas and syngas production systems.
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