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Carbon-negative RNG has faced doubts over feedstock handling, feedstock supply security, and high costs. Vanguard Renewables’ secret recipe to address these is to blend highly CI-negative manure with fully scalable food waste.

Vanguard Renewables, a national leader in organics recycling and renewable energy production, today announced the acquisition of E-Z Recycling, a Minnesota-based food and beverage waste recycling company. The move adds critical depackaging capabilities to Vanguard Renewables’ growing anaerobic digestion network, enabling the transformation of food waste into renewable energy while helping customers meet compliance, reduce risk, and advance sustainability goals.

Midwest could unlock untapped RNG potential to support LNG exports and deliver massive economic benefits for rural communities and farmers.

On Friday morning, December 12, the low-pressure outer membrane on one of the anaerobic digester units at Vanguard Renewables’ River Falls AD1 facility experienced a rupture. All facility personnel are safe and accounted for. There were no injuries reported to Vanguard Renewables staff, Peterson Family Dairy personnel and livestock, or surrounding wildlife.

Food waste and packaging are the two largest contributors to the nearly 300 million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) in the United States. Food waste alone is the largest category of incinerated material, which isn’t surprising when you consider that 30-40% of the US’ food supply becomes waste. So, what’s being done to address the massive amounts of food and packaging waste, especially what’s destined for landfills and incineration?