These five themes distill the strategic priority recommendations from the feedstocks assessment. Each card pairs a short framing sentence with bite-sized actions, accountability pointers, and quick links to the supporting reports, policy pages, or pilot tools you already have in your toolkit.
Measurement + modeling
Build the data confidence that turns potential tonnage into fundable, measurable outcomes.
- Expand the WWTP survey footprint to capture capacity, biosolids routing, and co-digestion potential so regulators can see the scale at a glance.
- Layer the feedstocks dataset with parcel and hauling data to model organics flow shifts county by county.
- Develop dashboards that tie new measurement points back to lifecycle emissions estimates so decision makers can benchmark progress.
Who this is for: DEC / Counties / Utilities
County planning + organics studies
Treat organics as an essential piece of every solid waste and sustainability chapter.
- Align the organics study work with upcoming SWMP updates so diversion goals and infrastructure needs show up in formal plans.
- Sponsor multi-county organics studies that compare hauling corridors, tipping capacity, and feedstock surpluses to reduce redundant procurement.
- Publish the Resource Potential findings as a planning appendix with clear assumptions about capture rates, energy yield, and customer adoption.
Who this is for: Counties / DEC / Land Trusts
Compost flow accounting
Track compost tonnage to reinforce credibility with funders and regulators.
- Publish living compost-flow ledgers that document inbound organics, processing throughput, and finished compost destinations.
- Standardize reporting templates so County planners and compost operators are aligned on diversion, contamination, and revenue assumptions.
- Tie the accounting approach to the Food Waste Law compliance checklists so auditors see consistent metrics.
Who this is for: Compost operators / Counties / DEC
Policy + funding enablers
Clear rules and grants are the levers that let demand meet the newly tracked supply.
- Clarify food-waste exemptions and permitting expectations so municipal compost programs can budget for diversion without surprises.
- Layer the Resource Potential findings into grant narratives so proposals share a shared narrative and data source.
- Accelerate RNG injection planning and connect it to the feedstocks mapping so utilities can see off-take pathways.
Who this is for: NYSERDA / Legislators / DEC / Utilities
Land use + biocrops
Re-purpose underutilized land for pilots and ensure biocrops feed the same systems that record their yields.
- Accelerate brownfield inventories so former industrial sites become anchors for anaerobic digestion, compost, or soil-building cropland.
- Coordinate with land trusts on cover crop and biocrop commitments that can supply digester feedstock while improving soil health.
- Use the pipeline playbooks to sequence land use approvals, infrastructure, and community engagement.
Who this is for: Land Trusts / Counties / DEC
Ready to act- Use these recommendations as the backbone for your next proposal, and book a fit call to connect with HVB on the pilots, data, or policy support you need to move forward.