Dive Brief:

• One of the largest waste-to-biogas facilities in the world, Zero Waste Energy Development Company's Dry Fermentation Anaerobic Digestion plant, is scheduled to open in San Jose, Calif. in late November.

• Food scraps, yard waste and other organic materials will be transformed into compost and methane gas.

• The plant is a partnership between GreenWaste Recovery, Inc. and Zanker Road Resource Management.

Dive Insight:

The commercial facility will be able to process around 90,000 tons of materials annually, producing 1.6 KW of energy. The plant is part of San Jose's plan to transform its solid waste management system and is expected to facilitate the city's goal of becoming zero waste by 2022.