[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 25, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E431]
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 IN RECOGNITION OF MARIN SANITARY SERVICE AND CENTRAL MARIN SANITATION 
                                 AGENCY

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                           HON. JARED HUFFMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 25, 2014

  Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Marin Sanitary 
Service and Central Marin Sanitation Agency in celebration of the 
ribbon cutting held on March 18, 2014, for their Food-to-Energy (F2E) 
program, a public-private partnership designed to cut fossil fuel use 
and landfill waste by converting leftover kitchen scraps into a 
renewable energy source. Marin Sanitary Service, an innovative waste 
disposal company that plays an integral role in achieving Marin 
County's exceptional 75 percent diversion rate and its zero waste by 
2025 goal, will turn food scraps from restaurants, caterers, and 
supermarkets into renewable energy at Central Marin Sanitation Agency's 
wastewater treatment plant.
   Central Marin Sanitation Agency, a public agency, and Marin Sanitary 
Service, a family-owned local business, developed this cutting edge 
program to divert food scraps from the landfill and use it to generate 
energy. The F2E program and this public-private partnership is a first 
for Marin County and one of only two programs of its kind in 
California.
   Mr. Speaker, the Food-to-Energy program represents an important and 
exciting step in the right direction for the environment and people of 
California. Public-private partnerships such as this serve as an 
innovative example for other communities to follow in an effort to 
reduce our impact on the environment. It is therefore appropriate that 
we celebrate the beginning of this pilot program.

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