[USCC] Carbon credits food waste

Tue Jan 9 11:57:55 CST 2007

Andrew and Dr. Brinton,

Two opposing viewpoints on the eligibility for carbon credits for composting
organics  - who is the judge ?.  I would like to pursue this issue further
with the judge but I am not sure who that is or what is the process.  Can
you point me in the right direction ?

Thanks,

David Frischmon
Frischmon Associates
dfrischmon at comcast.net
952-240-1805

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Dear Dr. Brinton,

I must strongly disagree. Food waste, if not composted or processed
anaerobically in a controlled manner, will emit methane to the atmosphere.
By composting we keep the zero  carbon balance and prevent methane emission
(major contributor to ozone hole formation). The lagoons are already
emitting methane because of uncontrolled anaerobic fermentation. In many
places the methane from lagoons is captured and used. Fresh manure hardly
emits any methane, likewise the fresh food waste. If the fresh food waste is
dumped on garbage dumps, it is the main contributor to the methane emission
there.
So in my mind composting food waste is eligible for Carbon Credits because
it prevents methane emission to the atmosphere..

Andrew Niv
Masstech

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  From: Will Brinton 
  To: compost at composter.com 
  Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 10:08 PM
  Subject: [USCC] Carbon credits food waste

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  Wyndham Orlando Resort | Orlando, FL | January 21-24, 2007
  The National forum for those involved in the development and expansion of
the composting and organics recycling industry
  CONFERENCE PROGRAM, REGISTRATION FORMS, WORKSHOP AGENDAS,
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  David

  The difference in what you are proposing and what is done is that manure
lagoons are already emitting fugitive
  methane. Capturing and destroying it adds to the planet's positive
balance.

  Composting organics simply releases all or most the CO2 that was initially
present, and is therefore carbon neutral. 

  Some of us are working on examining ways in which the offsets would appear
larger  - right now, it doesn't
  look too promising.

  William Brinton, Ph.D.
  Woods End Laboratories

Today's Topics:

      3. In-vessel composting and Carbon Credits (David Frischmon)

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          Subject: [USCC] In-vessel composting and Carbon Credits 
          From: "David Frischmon" <dfrischmon at comcast.net> 
          Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:38:56 -0600 
          To: <compost at composter.com> 
          To: <compost at composter.com> 

Composters,

I am interested in expanding the collection of food scraps and
non-recyclable paper for composting and I wonder if it is possible to earn
"Carbon Credits from in-vessel composting of food waste ?

I have read where farmers in MN and WA are receiving checks (Carbon Credits)
by capturing methane gas from manure using anaerobic digesters which
composts the manure into organic soil amendments.  Is this a similar process
to what in-vessel composting does with food waste and if so could "Carbon
Credits" be earned by composting food scraps ?

Please advise.

David Frischmon

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