About the Event:
Price: $15 Members | $35 Non-Members
We will host 2 virtual facility tours. A1 Organics, a compost facility in Colorado, and Kompogas SLO, a high solids AD facility in California.
If you have any questions, please contact Melissa at worc@aminc.org.
Currently, most organic and food waste ends up in landfills. Not only is this a waste of resources, but as those materials degrade over time, they produce large amounts of methane gas (CH4).
Methane gas is a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) and the second most abundant anthropogenic (human influenced) GHG after carbon dioxide (CO2). Methane accounts for about 20 percent of global emissions and is more than 25 times as potent as carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere.
The presentation will be about how we can utilize well established and proven technology such as anaerobic digestion to divert organic waste from landfills and use it as a resource to produce renewable energy, while still creating valuable soil amendment in the form of compost.
As an example, we look at the anaerobic digestion facility in San Luis Obispo which has been operating for over 3 years, helping the County reach the state mandated 75% diversion goal. The KOMPOGAS-SLO facility is processing and diverting approximately 36,000 tons per year of the county’s organic food and yard waste streams as well as spent Fats, Oil & Grease (FOG) from restaurants.
It produces enough renewable electricity to power about 600 homes. In addition, the plant produces valuable soil amendment that is marketed to agriculture on the Central Coast.
About the Speakers:
Thomas Gratz, Sales Manager, Hitachi Zosen Inova USA
Thomas Gratz is Sales Manager for Hitachi Zosen Inova USA, responsible for all sales activities of HZI KOMPOGAS and SCHMACK anaerobic digestion systems as well as BIOMETHAN biogas upgrading technologies. Mr. Gratz brings over 30 years of experience in sales and sales management, providing solutions to end users in both the public as well as the private sectors. He has been involved with organic waste diversion and sustainability for over 12 years. His experience includes all aspects of sales and sales management for capital equipment and specialty technology products. He successfully managed the startup of several European Sales Organizations in the US and has a proven track record of implementing advanced new technologies in the US.
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Federal Technical College of Moedling, Austria
Clinton Sander, Marketing Manager, A1 Organics
Clinton joined A1 Organics in July 2018. He worked in the retail natural foods industry creating marketing initiatives, brand campaigns, and innovative merchandising techniques. He is very passionate about regenerative practices, sustainability, family, and giving back to your community. Clinton has seen first-hand the importance and value of diverting organics out of landfills within a commercial retail food environment and the contamination challenges this environment creates. As the marketing manager for A1 Organics, Clinton actively works on marketing initiatives and communication strategies focused on the amazing environmental benefits of compost application and organics recycling.
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