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Posted inEnvironment, Murky Waters, Water Watch Wisconsin

How to make a digester profitable: Veggies and poker chips

by Jessica VanEgeren April 30th, 2014June 20th, 2014 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org

The greenhouse and its veggies are one example of a new cottage industry popping up across the country to capitalize on the waste energy, methane gas and the nutrient-rich solids that are emitted from a digester.

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