Community Responsibility
 Transparency, Safety, and Partnership with Our Neighbors

Each Generate Upcycle facility is part of the community it serves, and community involvement is central to our mission.

Food waste is one of the largest contributors to landfill methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. Anaerobic digestion captures valuable nutrients in food waste that are permanently lost when buried in a landfill.

Our anaerobic digesters break down organic materials in enclosed oxygen-free tanks. The process produces biogas (approximately 60% methane) and digestate, a nutrient-rich agricultural fertilizer. The biogas is upgraded into renewable natural gas (RNG) or used to generate electricity. Once upgraded, RNG is chemically identical to fossil natural gas — but with a significantly lower carbon footprint. Our facilities use a combination of training protocols and state-of-the-art controls equipment to minimize the impact on neighbors and surrounding communities.

We are committed to ensuring compliance with all air quality and environmental standards.

Odor, noise, and safety concerns are not just operational metrics — they affect people. We monitor our systems carefully, but we don’t know what you experience in your neighborhood. Your perspective completes the picture. Community reporting helps us:

We track and report the social and environmental benefits of our community programs: