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KEY DRIVER - FOOD WASTE QUANTITY <br />AND QUALITY <br />• 34 million tons per annum `available' across US <br />• Has 3X methane production potential of biosolids <br />• Some portions more energy rich than others (fats, oils, greases) <br />• Residential generators: municipalities have ability to gather and direct <br />`steady' stream of food residuals to processing <br />• Commercial generators: large scale generators in the food and beverage <br />industry, smaller scale `local' generators (e.g. breweries) <br />• Institutional generators: hospitals, educational institutions etc. <br />• Quality varies depending on WHERE materials generated and HOW <br />materials are diverted /collected <br />• Quantity varies depending on how EASY the program is to use <br />