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GENERAL STATUS <br />• European Union (EU) <br />• Common practice reflecting directive that organics cannot be disposed in landfill <br />• Over 200 operating Anaerobic Digester (AD) plants at commercial scale, majority <br />using organic fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) as feedstock <br />• AD supported by EU directives PLUS renewable energy interests <br />• Canada — Growing since late 1990's <br />0 2.64 million tons composted annually as of 2008 <br />o Large metropolitan areas with programs — incl. Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver <br />o In Ontario, 80% of large municipalities have curbside food waste diversion, <br />serving over 9 million residents, 2.4 million homes <br />o Most materials are composted (aerobic processing), more AD facilities are being <br />developed <br />