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        Divert, a Massachusetts-based technology company focused on reducing food waste, has announced the launch of an integrated diversion and energy facility in Longview, Washington. The new facility will be able to convert 100,000 tons of food waste per year from Washington and Oregon into renewable energy.
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        The company and energy infrastructure company Enbridge expect to invest nearly USD 100 million in the project. The 66,000 sq ft facility will leverage Divert&rsquo;s proprietary depackaging process and anaerobic digestion. Once fully operational in 2024, the facility can offset up to 23,000 metric tons of CO2 per year at full processing capacity.&nbsp;
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        The facility will also enable Pacific Northwest commercial waste generators and local jurisdictions to comply with Washington&rsquo;s HB 1799 legislation, Organics Management Law, and Oregon Metro&rsquo;s Food Scraps Policy.
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         The Longview facility brings Divert one step closer to its commitment to expand to 30 facilities across the US by 2031. Earlier this year, the company also broke ground on another food recovery facility in 
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        , with a processing capacity of 100,000 tons of food waste per year. As of date, Divert operates 10 facilities across the US and collaborates with nearly 5,400 retail stores to process more than 2.3 billion lbs of food waste.
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Food Waste

Divert is launching a new facility in Washington that will convert 100,000 tons of food waste per year into renewable energy. The facility, in partnership with Enbridge, will cost nearly $100 million and will use Divert's proprietary depackaging process and anaerobic digestion. Once operational in 2024, the facility will offset up to 23,000 metric tons of CO2 per year. It will also help commercial waste generators and local jurisdictions comply with Washington's Organics Management Law and Oregon Metro's Food Scraps Policy. Divert aims to expand to 30 facilities across the US by 2031 and currently operates 10 facilities.

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