SHOR will use anaerobic digestion, a process that has been in use for over 100 years, to convert the organic food scrap material to renewable energy and soil nutrient products. Anaerobic digestion uses naturally occurring microorganisms in an oxygen free environment to convert food scrap materials to energy. The food scrap material will be processed the same day it arrives at the proposed SHOR fac
ility. The food scrap materials go through a screening and blending process, then are watered down so they can be pumped into completely-enclosed anaerobic digestion tanks. In the tanks, the methane that is generated from the food is collected for renewable energy use. Once the food scrap material goes through the digestion process, a nutrient-rich liquid and a fibrous mulch-like material remain and can be used at farms as a sustainable alternative to man-made fertilizers. The anaerobic digesters create a methane gas mixture similar to the natural gas that supplies our homes and businesses. The methane gas mixture can be used as either energy to create electricity, energy to run some of the operations at the mill or as a transportation fuel for the trucks that serve the mill. Co-located on the Cascade Tissue (former Boise White Paper) mill site, The SHOR facility will only receive and process:
• Food scrap materials from businesses such as grocery stores, restaurants, cafeterias, bakeries, breweries or other food scrap materials from commercial food facilities
• Grease-trap liquids from commercial businesses that serve foods prepared with fry grease
• Milk, juice or yogurt products that are not safe for consumption
SHOR & design is a Trademark of St Helens Organics Recycling, LLC.
