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Beacon Recycling & Transfer

A circular system archetype diagram for a recycling/transfer context. Use this as a shared systems map to align stakeholders on organics flows, co-products, constraints, and a minimum viable pilot path.

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Archetype Transfer & recovery Circular flows

How this site was selected: Mapping layers pair feedstocks with infrastructure, the matrix approach (industrial/hauling, feedstock variation, pyrolysis, space/expansion) distills the strongest candidates, and the 25-50 mile coverage logic keeps proposals balanced. Read the methodology.

System diagram

Tip: open this in a new tab to zoom, then use it in meetings as a shared reference.

Implementation notes

The diagram shows the system. These prompts help make it real: operational ownership, feedstock reality, permitting, and offtake value.

Questions to answer

Which organics streams can be separated reliably (MSW organics, food scraps, yard waste, FOG, etc.)-
What contamination rate is acceptable for downstream processing—and what sorting upgrades are needed-
What is the most realistic offtake (RNG, electricity, heat, compost, digestate, biochar, or blended products)-
Who operates the facility today, and what partnership structure is feasible (public, private, hybrid)-

Best next step

If you have a candidate site or operator, submit it via Propose a pilot site. HVB will map it to an archetype and recommend the coalition + funding route.

Propose this archetype Policy & funding

For deeper context, download the core HVB reports via the Resources hub.

Site imagery

Reference photos from the Circular Biogas Systems proposal appendix for this location.

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Biosolids flow snapshot

This 2015 snapshot shows how Dutchess County's biosolids moved across landfill, land application, and hauling lanes. Use it to frame constraints before you size anything.

HVB does not support co-digestion of sewage sludge with food waste; treat this as routing context and a guardrails trigger.

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Evidence & policy context

Data & maps hub — ground each archetype in the baseline data, flows, and county briefs before pitching it.
Policy & funding hub — choose the right story (CLCPA, diversion, EJ) for this system.
CLCPA brief — tie the archetype into the state’s climate accountability framework.
Food waste law brief — highlight the diversion/compliance rationale when organics are on the route.