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Recovering Value from Waste: Anaerobic Digester System Basics

Biogas recovery may hold the key to unlocking the financial and environmental benefits of managing manure generated from livestock operations and organic wastes from the agriculture and food production sectors. The document below outlines how an anaerobic digester system works as well as factors affecting feasibility and selection of these systems.

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