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The Linden Renewable Energy Project has passed a major construction milestone: builders have logged more than one million work hours without a lost-time injury, according to a recent update from SJI, Captona, and RNG Energy Solutions LLC — the partners developing the facility in Linden, New Jersey. Skip Shapiro Enterprises, a contracted feedstock supplier for the project, is watching that progress closely, since it marks the facility moving closer to coming online later this year.
A Safety and Construction Milestone
The million-hour mark was reached with a steady workforce of roughly 400 union contractors on site daily, and all major equipment is now installed, with current work focused on piping and electrical installation. Once complete, Linden is expected to be one of the largest food waste-to-renewable natural gas facilities in the country, designed to handle organic slurry from up to 850 tons of food and organic material a day and produce roughly 3,783 MMBtu of renewable natural gas daily, along with 200 to 300 cubic yards of nutrient-rich digestate. At full capacity, the project is expected to avoid an estimated 120,000 metric tons of CO2-equivalent emissions annually by keeping that volume of organic waste out of landfills, where it would otherwise break down and release methane.
Shapiro’s Role in Feedstock Supply
As construction advances, Shapiro’s contracted role as a feedstock supplier moves closer to going live.
Once the facility comes online later this year, Shapiro will begin routing organic waste from its client base directly into Linden’s supply chain, giving businesses it already works with a next step for their food, beverage, or industrial waste. For a closer look at how the service works, visit the Linden Renewable Energy Project page.
Why It Matters for New Jersey Businesses
Under New Jersey’s food waste law, defined “large food waste generators” — businesses or institutions that produce at least 52 tons of food waste annually and are located within 25 road miles of an authorized facility that accepts their food waste — must separate that waste and route it to that facility.
Once Linden is fully operational and authorized to accept food waste, Shapiro’s contracted role there is expected to give qualifying clients a more direct path to meeting that requirement — with collection, transport, and documentation handled as part of the same relationship. In the meantime, if you want to see whether your waste streams could qualify, and what your options look like today, you can start with Shapiro’s broader food waste recycling services.
