Value from Waste

State partnership advancing technologies that convert organics and waste into fuels and value-added products.

Evaluating biomass-derived pyrolysis oils as sustainable pesticide alternatives for major Washington crop pest vectors.

State partnership advancing composting, anaerobic digestion, and waste-to-fuels technologies across Washington.

Testing vermicompost tea to improve soil health, microbial activity, and onion production in Washington.

Forty biochar experts held a virtual workshop to chart a roadmap for development of biochar technology in the PNW and beyond

Advancing organics management through research, technology development, and stakeholder engagement across Washington state.

Manure can be a valuable source of organic matter and other nutrients for soils and crops.

Modeling how biochar production emissions affect carbon payback periods and climate mitigation benefits.

Evaluating Washington cover crops as low-carbon biofuel feedstocks using hydrothermal liquefaction, techno-economic, and life-cycle analysis.

Overview of technologies used to clean and upgrade dairy digester biogas into renewable natural gas.

Research explores worm-based vermifiltration systems to treat dairy wastewater and recycle nutrients into agricultural fertilizer.

Technical assessment evaluating climate benefits and economic feasibility of small-scale biochar systems in Pacific Northwest agriculture.

Literature review assesses emerging plastics recycling technologies and strategies to improve Washington waste management outcomes.

Developing Method 25.3 capability to measure VOC emissions from Washington composting systems.

Biochar applications reduce ammonia, methane, and hydrogen sulfide emissions from composting systems.

Recommendations to increase the economic value and sustainability of Washington agriculture using industrial symbiosis principles.

Biennium report advancing composting, biochar, digestion, and waste-to-energy innovation in Washington.

Biennium summary of research advancing composting, biochar, digestion, and organics management in Washington state.

Policy-focused overview of biochar’s climate potential, key barriers, and investment priorities for widespread adoption.

Statewide assessment of biochar’s 100-year carbon drawdown potential using crop, forestry, and waste biomass.

Integrating anaerobic digestion and engineered yeast to convert food waste into bio-based glycolic acid.

Evaluates biochar-compost strategies to reduce compost emissions while improving crop yield and soil health.

Evaluating high biochar incorporation rates on compost performance and downstream potato production.

Engineered biochar blends evaluated for reducing compost facility odor and gaseous emissions.

Roadmap outlining coordinated, long-term biochar research to advance climate mitigation, soil health, rural economies, and sustainable production syst

Roadmap for scaling biochar to cut emissions, improve forest and soil health, and strengthen rural economies.

Researchers evaluated paper mill fly ash and biochar as alternatives to agricultural lime for acidic wheat soils.

Progress report on modeling how biochar production emissions affect carbon offsets and climate payback periods.