--- title: Newsday Coverage of AOE Anaerobic Digester description: Newsday’s Mark Harrington reported that Long Island Compost and American Organic Energy are “taking the next steps” toward modernizing LI Compost’s facility. image: https://www.usbiopower.com/hubfs/AmericanOrganicEnergy_Blog_Newsday2.jpg --- [Skip to Main Content](https://www.usbiopower.com/newsroom/newsday-coverage-of-aoe-anaerobic-digester#main_content) [Skip to Sidebar](https://www.usbiopower.com/newsroom/newsday-coverage-of-aoe-anaerobic-digester#blog_sidebar) [Skip to Recent Articles](https://www.usbiopower.com/newsroom/newsday-coverage-of-aoe-anaerobic-digester#recent_articles) [Skip to Footer](https://www.usbiopower.com/newsroom/newsday-coverage-of-aoe-anaerobic-digester#contentinfo) [![American Organic Energy Logo](https://www.usbiopower.com/hubfs/2019Mockup/Logo/american-organic-energy-logo.png?noresize)](https://www.usbiopower.com) [News](https://www.usbiopower.com/newsroom/topic/news)  [American Organic Energy](https://www.usbiopower.com/newsroom/topic/american-organic-energy)  [Long Island Compost](https://www.usbiopower.com/newsroom/topic/long-island-compost)  [Anaerobic Digester](https://www.usbiopower.com/newsroom/topic/anaerobic-digester) Published by [American Organic Energy](https://www.usbiopower.com/newsroom/author/american-organic-energy) on September 03, 2015 # Newsday Coverage of AOE Anaerobic Digester Newsday’s Mark Harrington reported that Long Island Compost and American Organic Energy are “taking the next steps” toward modernizing LI Compost’s facility. ![Newsday Coverage of AOE Anaerobic Digester - Headline Yaphank composter building $40 million digester to turn food waste into natural gas](https://www.usbiopower.com/hubfs/AmericanOrganicEnergy_Blog_Newsday2.jpg)   On Wednesday, September 2, Newsday’s Mark Harington reported that Long island Compost and American Organic Energy are “taking the next step” toward modernizing LI Compost’s facility into a $40 million anaerobic digester.  The digester will convert 180,000 tons of food waste into sustainable energy, vastly reducing the carbon footprint on Long Island by reducing 40,000 tons of greenhouse gases. According to Newsday, a $1.35 grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority helped facilitate this project. NYSERDA president and chief executive John. B. Rhodes told Newsday, “This anaerobic digester is a significant step forward for the Long Island region in minimizing greenhouse gas emissions and reducing material going into landfills, providing economic and environmental benefits to its residents.” The facility is due to be completed by August 2016. 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