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U.S. Organic Waste Digestion Protocol

Waste Handling & Methane Destruction United States Adopted

The U.S. Organic Waste Digestion (OWD) Protocol addresses GHG reduction projects that divert and anaerobically digest eligible organic waste and/or wastewater streams that otherwise would have gone to uncontrolled anaerobic storage, treatment and disposal systems such as solid waste landfills or on-site anaerobic wastewater treatment facilities. The protocol also addresses the co-digestion of eligible organic waste streams with livestock manure.

Project Listing Documents

The documents below are required during the project listing phase.

Project Registration Documents

The documents and tools below are designed to help project developers organize their project data and facilitate verification. Use of the templates provided is optional; however, the documents are required for verification.

Please contact the Reserve with questions or comments.