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Marin considers food-to-energy program

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By ABC7
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
MARIN COUNTY, CA

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Food waste from restaurants and grocery stores would be turned into methane gas by adding it to sewage at the agency's San Rafael treatment plant.

The plan is based on a food-to-energy pilot program in Oakland.

Food waste makes up about half the garbage collected in Marin, after items to be recycled have been removed.

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