Grind2Energy

Grind2Energy is helping universities, sports venues and businesses meet their sustainability goals by transforming inedible food scraps into energy.

Non-sewer based Grind2Energy is more than an alternative to landfills and traditional compost programs. The system actually recycles food scraps into clean water and renewable energy – in the form of electricity, heat or compressed natural gas. Grind2Energy enables you to dispose of all types of inedible food waste – including fats, oils and grease – faster, cleaner and easier.

University of Notre Dame Food Waste/Food Rescue Solution

The only full-circle, closed-loop food waste recycling system of its kind.

Grind2Energy is helping food waste generators transform inedible food scraps into energy. Here’s how it works.

Organic food waste is collected and placed into the grind chamber.
Grind2Energy grinds food waste quickly and efficiently.
The resulting slurry goes into a holding tank.
A liquid waste hauler transports the slurry to a local anaerobic digestion (AD) facility.
The AD facility recycles the food slurry by recovering water and converting captured methane into renewable energy including electricity and compressed natural gas.
The remaining nutrient-rich organic material can be used as a beneficial natural fertilizer.
The natural nutrient-rich fertilizer is utilized to grow more food.

Sustainability is a viable option for universities, sports venues and businesses.

Grind2Energy is an innovative solution that sustainability managers are using to reduce the impact of food waste on the environment.

Food waste is a problem that keeps growing.

The U.S. EPA estimates that more food reaches landfills and incinerators than any other single material in our everyday trash. Organic food scraps rot in landfills and produce methane gas. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas with more than 25 times the global warming potential compared to carbon dioxide.

Help improve your sustainability rating.

Whether you’ve already established long-term sustainability goals or are just taking the first steps towards environmental leadership, Grind2Energy can help enhance your STARS®, GSA, EPA Food Recovery Challenge, and other sustainability programs without contributing to the inefficiencies created by less responsible food diversion solutions.

Avoid the downsides of commercial composting.

Composting food scraps creates unpleasant odors, pests and expensive hauling costs. It requires costly liners, frequent sanitation, and a sizable storage footprint. Grind2Energy provides a more sustainable solution by transforming inedible food scraps into renewable energy, beneficial fertilizer and clean water.

Promote environmental stewardship.

Universities, sports venues and businesses must continue to manage the volume of inedible food scraps generated, increase the amount of nutritious food donated to those in need, and divert unavoidable food waste from landfills. Grind2Energy helps high-volume food waste generators meet their sustainability goals while demonstrating environmental leadership in the community.

Improve your efficiency, sanitation and environmental impact.

Grind2Energy increases operational efficiency by cutting down on trips to the dumpster and reducing the number of trash pickups. Food waste is stored in the system’s onsite storage tank, not in bins and dumpsters – potential eyesores and harbors for bacteria growth that create unpleasant odors and pest problems. Your students, staff and health inspector will all benefit from this convenient and hygienic solution for sustainably managing food scraps.

Visibility to data that tracks performance and sustainability.

With Grind2Energy, your food disposal trends can be monitored daily, weekly or monthly. These usage metrics can be leveraged to minimize waste, optimize uptime, and reduce costs. The system’s IoT-enabled technology automates sustainability reports, detailing how much waste was diverted from landfills, the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, and the amount of renewable energy generated. You can use this impactful data to promote your positive sustainability initiatives to the greater community.