anaerobic digestion
noun
the conversion of biodegradable waste matter into compost in the absence of oxygen
anaerobic digester
-
a word derived from
anaerobic digestion.
Example Sentences
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And New York State requires large food businesses to donate excess edible food and recycle remaining scraps if they are within 25 miles of a composting facility or anaerobic digester.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2024
The facility would not be the first of its kind in the Yakima Valley; a smaller anaerobic digester is in operation near Outlook.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2023
CR&R, a waste management service L.A. has contracted with, feeds L.A.'s food scraps into an anaerobic digester, a type of mechanical stomach.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2022
The firm has installed an anaerobic digester, which feeds potato waste to bacteria to produce useful methane.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2020
It loaded the mess into a fat, rubber-domed silo, called an anaerobic digester, that it built on Jordan’s farm.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 6, 2020
