Recycling Food Waste Back to the FarmHI-TECH, RAPID, ON-SITE COMPOSTING SOLUTION TURNS RESTAURANT

WASTE INTO RICH SOIL

Ben deRuyter

Provincetown, MA

ben@pilgrimlake.com

What’s going on in Provincetown? Whalers Wharf (237-241 Commercial St.)

Ross’ Grill

The Nut House

Aquarium Marketplace (205-209 Commercial St.)

Connie’s Bakery

Street Eats

Native Cape Cod Seafood

I Dream of Gelato

Two Southern Sissies BBQ

Fortune Cookie

Big Daddy’s Burritos

Aqua Bar

Art House (212-214 Commercial St.)

Grab ‘n Go Health Bar

1620 Brewhouse (formerly Blondie’s Burgers)

MassDEPCommercial Food Waste Disposal Ban

Applies to businesses and institutions that dispose of one ton (2,000

lbs.) or more of commercial organic waste per week (e.g. food

waste).

Went into effect on October 1, 2014.

How do I know if it applies to me?

Estimation algorithm on http://recyclingworksma.com/

ROT for restaurants:

0.5 lbs. per meal served (4,000 meals served per week)

1 trash dumpster at 4 cubic yards 2 times per week (full-service, 66% by

weight)

1 trash dumpster at 4 cubic yards 3 times per week (fast-food, 51% by weight)

What waste do we generate? Whalers Wharf (237-241 Commercial St.)

Ross’ Grill

The Nut House

Aquarium Marketplace (205-209 Commercial St.)

Connie’s Bakery

Street Eats

Native Cape Cod Seafood

I Dream of Gelato

Two Southern Sissies BBQ

Fortune Cookie

Big Daddy’s Burritos

Aqua Bar

Art House (212-214 Commercial St.)

Grab ‘n Go Health Bar

1620 Brewhouse (formerly Blondie’s Burgers)

In July 2014 we hauled 28.32 tons

of waste to the Provincetown

Transfer Station.

That’s an average of:

• 0.91 tons per day

• 6.37 tons per week

• 0.53 tons per food

establishment per week

Ecovim TechnologyOrganic Waste Reduction and Conversion

• Machine can accept any organic material and

compostable matter.

• Our model (Eco-250) can hold up to 250 lbs. of

input material.

• Output is approximately 25 lbs. of sterile “bio-

mass” and approximately 20 gal. of potable

water.

• Electricity cost per cycle is approximately $0.70

(3kWh, 12.5 cents delivery, 10.5 cents

generation).

• 3-phase power is an option (our installation is 3-

phase).

• Process and output materials are essentially

odorless.

• 250 lbs. of waste costs $17.95 to dispose of at the

Provincetown Transfer Station ($29,880 acquisition

price).

Model #

Gross DailyDiversion

Gross AnnualDiversion

Annual HCO*Production

Net Annual Diversion

Annual Water

Production

Eco 125125  pounds

23 tons3 tons

20 tons4,500 gals.

Eco 250250 pounds

45 tons5 tons

40 tons9,000 gals.

Eco 650650 pounds

118 tons13 tons

105 tons24,000 gals.

Eco 11001,100 pounds

200 tons20 tons

200 tons40,000 gals.

Eco 22002,200 pounds

400 tons40 tons

360 tons80,000 gals.

Eco 33003,300 pounds

600 tons60 tons

540 tons120,000 gals.

LexiconGross Daily Diversion: 

Amount of food waste capable of being processed dailyGross Annual Diversion: 

Amount of food waste capable of being processed in one year.Annual HCO Production: 

Amount of food waste processed into Highly Concentrated Organics per year.Output can be landfilled or diverted to landscape as soil additive.

Net Annual Diversion:  Amount of food waste NOT landfilled

Annual Water Production: 

Amount of potable water produced by the system in one year for recycle/reuse

Processing & Diversion Matrix

07‐2011

Food Waste Disposal Continuum

Mixed Use

DumpsterM

ixed UseCompactor

Ecovim On‐Site Dehydrator/Convertor

On‐Site Digestor

Poor

ExcellentEnvironmental

Impact

Leaching

Intense

Very HighOutput Transported

To Landfill

4‐6 days/wk

Per Pickup,

Per Tip

Power, Rental, Per Pull, Landfill Charges Per Ton

Purchase/LeasePower, W

ater,M

icrobes

Purchase/LeasePower

Significant

Food Waste

Only

Leaching

Intense

Very HighOutput Transported 

To Landfill

2‐3 days/wk

Per Pickup,Per Tip

Significant

Leaching

Significant

Very HighOutput TransportedTo “Compost Fields”

3‐4 days/wk

Significant

GoodExcellent

NoneNone

NoneNone

Moderate

None

Daily into SewerDaily to

Landscape, Farms

Options

Issues

Sanitation

Odors

Pests

Carbon Footprint

Disposal Frequency

Expense Elements

07‐2011

Ecovim in ActionSchool systems are using Ecovim to reduce waste

Ecovim Eco-250At work in Provincetown

• 18-gallon Rubbermaid totes were

distributed to each food business.

• Totes were collected on an as-

needed basis (typically every one

to two days).

• Ecovim Eco-250 was loaded

throughout the day as organic

waste was brought to Art House

location.

• Cycle was typically run overnight

and took between 12 and 15

hours.

• End product removed in AM and

sent to Punkhorn Farm in Brewster.

Punkhorn Farm

Brewster

Interesting Web Links

Fitz-Mont Environmental Solutions, Inc.

http://greensolutionscapecod.com/

Punkhorn Farm, Brewster

http://punkhornfarm.com/

Recycling Works Massachusetts

http://recyclingworksma.com/

Organic Materials Waste Ban Guidance

http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dep/recycle/laws/orgguid.pdf

EcovimUSA

http://ecovimusa.com/

Thank you!

Ben deRuyter

Provincetown, MA

ben@pilgrimlake.com