partnerships between local businesses to share fixed collection costs, and creating incentives for organic diversion through regulated tip fees for solid waste and organics. Processing Organic materials collected in SSO programs typically get delivered to composting facilities where the waste is turned into nutrient-rich soil amendments known as compost. Organic feedstock can also be delivered to anaerobic digestion facilities that produce biogas, a source of renewable energy. The resulting biogas (methane) can then be used for cogeneration (electricity and heat preferably on or close to the site of production) and can be used in gas combustion engines or turbines. With further upgrading to synthetic natural gas it can be injected into the natural gas network or further refined to hydrogen for use in stationary cogeneration fuel cells. See also Anaerobic digestion Biodegradable waste Biogas Bioplastics Food waste Materials recovery facility Municipal solid waste Recycling Waste management Notes References Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. (2002). School Composting: A Manual for CT Schools. Cuneen, G. (2010, March). Launching Zero Waste Schools "BioCycle", Vol. 51, No. 3, p. 35. Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. (2003, May). Composting in Restaurants and Schools: A Municipal Toolkit. Center for Ecological Technology (CET). Rosenbloom, P. & Bunn, S. (2005, August). Airport Economizes on Food Residuals Collection Costs ''BioCycle", Vol. 46, No. 8, p. 24. Schwab, J. (2000). Compost: Better, Faster, Cheaper Cleanups Waste Age. United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2004). Composting Yard Trimmings and Municipal Solid Waste Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response: Washington, DC. United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2008) Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling, and Disposal in the United States: Facts and Figures for 2008 Washington, DC. External links Portland Composts! - Business organics recycling in Portland, OR Save Our Scraps - Public school organic recycling program in Clark County, WA Food Scrap Recycling Ads by StopWaste.org, CA Recycle Food. It's Easy to Do. by King County, WA City of Dubuque Food Scrap Recycling Program by Dubuque, IA Bin Talk by Ottawa, Canada How to Set up a Recycling Program by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Find a Composter by BioCyle Food Service/Cafeteria Waste Reduction by CalRecycle, CA Biodegradable waste management Food waste