Systems library

Dutchess County Resource & Recovery

A resource recovery center archetype: combine separation + routing infrastructure with clear stakeholder roles so that organics, biosolids, and residuals can be treated as managed flows—not “trash.”

Archetype Resource recovery Organics routing
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

Image source: /reports/circular-systems/10. Dutchess County Resource & Recovery.jpg

Circular system diagram: Dutchess County Resource and Recovery
Tip: open this in a new tab to zoom, then use it in meetings as a shared reference.
Strategy hint: The cleanest pilots often start with one “controllable” stream (e.g., municipal organics from schools or a defined set of commercial generators) and expand once collection behavior and routing prove stable.

Site imagery

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

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.