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Transform waste into public asset

Jack Falinski Michigan State University
Jul 3, 2025
Jul 3, 2025

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The full-scale anaerobic digestion facility is on Michigan State University's South Campus.

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A field is covered in the land application of digestate at Michigan State University.

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Corn grows on digestate-applied land at Michigan State University.

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Food waste goes into the Michigan State University South Campus Anaerobic Digester. The anaerobic digester breaks down organic wastes such as depacked food waste and livestock manure to produce renewable energy and digestate.

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Jack Falinski Michigan State University

As conversations continue to build among policymakers and industry leaders on how to best address nutrient runoff, energy transition and sustainable waste management in the Great Lakes region, Michigan State University scientists are pioneering solutions that transform organic waste into a public asset.

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