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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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