Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR), the world’s leading company turning food waste into sustainable products and producer of renewable energy, today announced that it has begun making renewable natural gas (RNG) derived from wastewater at the company’s Dublin, Georgia, rendering facility, reducing Scope 1 emissions while creating a new revenue stream.
In partnership with GreenGasUSA, the RNG is injected into the City of Dublin’s natural gas distribution system and purchased by the Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia and integrated into the existing natural gas energy grid, generating thermal energy credits.
“This is another example of how Darling Ingredients is challenging the waste mindset by taking methane from one of our wastewater treatment plants and turning it into a revenue stream,” said Randall C. Stuewe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “It’s a solution that benefits the planet by reducing emissions, while also supporting our business by creating value from waste, and reinforcing our commitment to sustainability – because what’s good for the environment is good for people and progress.”
“We are incredibly proud to work with market leaders like Darling Ingredients to further integrate sustainability and circularity into their operations,” said GreenGas Founder and CEO Marc Fetten. “The project in Dublin, GA, is an important milestone in a multi-site collaboration aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, supporting agricultural markets, and delivering renewable energy across the U.S.”
Darling Ingredients has plans to expand this method of RNG production to other rendering plants in the United States, depending on feasibility and market conditions.