PCR Credit 3: Producing High Quality Products from Recovered Organic Materials (1-3 points)
Reciprocal
Intent:
Promote high quality organic end products from organic processing infrastructure.
Local Government and Industry Requirements:
Composting | and/ or | Anaerobic Digestion | |
Req. | Test and manage digestate according to the American Biogas Council’s Digestate Certification Program: http://digestate.org/about-the-program/summary-of-the-program/ | ||
Tier 1: (1 point) | Produce STA Certified Compost for 80 percent of compost produced. https://compostingcouncil.org/seal-of-testing-assurance/ | Produce biogas with a minimum average 65 percent CH4 content or meet state set average of CH4 content (Whichever is higher). | |
Tier 2: (2 points) | Produce STA Certified Compost for 95 percent of compost produced. Facility is operated by a Certified Compost Professional™ from the USCC or equivalent (https://www.certificationsuscc.org/Get-Certified/More-Training-and-Help) | Produce biogas with a minimum average 75 percent CH4 content or exceed state set average of CH4 content by 20% (Whichever is higher). Process biogas output to extract non-combustible and contaminant gases. |
Potential Strategies:
● Pre and post-composting screening for organic inputs and compost and anaerobic digestion outputs
● Undergoes regular testing (heavy metals, other contaminants, and agronomic parameters) per US Composting Council guidelines.
● Provides or publishes information to the public for proper use of compost or digestate products generated by their facilities.