As the nation’s leading environmental services provider, Waste Management is committed to finding innovative solutions to ensure waste no longer goes to waste. In Southern California, Waste Management is paving the way through its Centralized Organic Recycling equipment (CORe®) patented system, which is a proprietary process that uses food waste to create an Engineered BioSlurry (EBS) that can be used to generate renewable, green energy through co-digestion at municipal wastewater treatment plants. Currently, Waste Management’s CORe® produced EBS is being used by the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County (LACSD) at their Joint Water Pollution Control Plant in Carson, CA, where it is added to the plant’s anaerobic digestion system to increase the production of biogas (methane). The project converts food waste into renewable biogas each day, which is used to generate electricity. Every ton of food waste we recycle through the CORe process is equivalent to eliminating CO2 emissions from 30 cars on our Southern California roads.

As one of the most innovative food waste recycling solutions, the CORe® provides an avenue to meet California’s 2020 goal of 75% landfill diversion (AB341) and the State’s organics waste recycling mandates (AB1826). The CORe® enables Waste Management to provide its customers with a cost-effective alternative for diverting food waste from disposal and to participate in a new and exciting sustainable technology. By taking part in our food waste recycling program, you are doing the right thing for both your business and the environment.

Processing System• Removes contaminants from product• De-cases plastic and metal containers• Creates a consistent slurry for energy generation• Reuses 100% of wash down water• Utilizes carbon filter and misting system to control odors

Acceptable MaterialsThe CORe® system can accept all commercial food waste including meat, dairy, eggs, fish, fruits, vegetables and bakery items from supermarkets, restaurants and institutions.

We accept incidental amounts of plastic, metal, paper and cardboard, such as packaging materials. We cannot accept:

• Wood & yard waste• Rubber, ropes, wires, polystyrene foam, glass• Cleaning supplies, chemicals, bulky items, trash

WM CORe®, Converting Southern California Food Waste to Clean, Renewable Energy

WM CORe®2050 N. Glassell StreetOrange, CA 92865

925 518 0859

HOURS OF OPERATION Monday – Friday: 7:00am – 6:00pmSaturday: 7:00am – 2:00pm

WASTE MANAGEMENT

WASTE MANAGEMENT

SlurryBacteria Le�over

biosolids canbe composted

Biogas bubbles Fluid zone

Slurry

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Methane Gas

Renewable EnergyGeneration

SlurryBacteria Le�over

biosolids canbe composted

Biogas bubbles Fluid zone

Slurry

Slur

Methane Gas

Renewable EnergyGeneration

1) Organics are separated from other materials at the source, and placed inside bin.

2) WM trucks collect organics and transport to Orange County Transfer Station where the CORe® is located.

Organics and CORe® Turning Food Waste into Renewable Energy

3) Food waste is loaded into the CORe® system’s hopper and conveyed into a bioseparator, which separates organic source material from inorganic waste. The food waste is liquefied to create Engineered BioSlurry (EBS).

4) EBS is transported via tanker truck to the LACSD waste water treatment plant where it is co-digested with municipal wastewater sludge. EBS significantly increases biogas production. The biogas is collected and used to generate electricity and heat to serve the Plant’s process needs to purify water.

SlurryBacteria Le�over

biosolids canbe composted

Biogas bubbles Fluid zone

Slurry

Slur

Methane Gas

Renewable EnergyGeneration

LACSD EBS Acceptance Facility