BTS Bioenergy opens Maryland Organics Recovery Center

BTS Bioenergy, Annapolis, Maryland, has opened its Maryland Organics Recovery Center (MORC), a new satellite facility to its flagship anaerobic digestion (AD) facility, the Maryland Bioenergy Center (MBC). The company, previously known as Bioenergy Devco, says this expansion is designed to meet the growing demand from food distribution centers for a cost-effective and logistically streamlined way to manage large volumes of inedible, expired or recalled food waste.

The facility enables food manufacturers, distributors and logistics providers to divert waste at scale while reducing landfill reliance and transportation costs. BTS Bioenergy says the facility is designed for maximum resource recovery, efficiently separating and recycling a range of materials, including pallets, cardboard, plastics and glass.

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By expanding its footprint and establishing a dedicated facility to handle upstream sorting and consolidation, BTS Bioenergy says it has bridged the operational gap between the distribution sector and traditional waste management.

“There has always been a disconnect between the logistics of food distribution and the realities of food waste recycling,” says Vinnie Bevivino, senior director of commercial at BTS Bioenergy. “MORC solves that by offering a streamlined solution that makes recycling inedible, expired or recalled food easier, more cost-effective and better aligned with how distribution centers operate.”

MORC receives palletized food waste directly from distribution partners, eliminating the need for third-party processors or specialized trucking. It prepares these loads for recycling and transfers the organic content to MBC for conversion into renewable energy and soil amendments through the AD process.

“MORC represents a strategic expansion of our infrastructure that enables BTS Bioenergy to better serve the food distribution sector while advancing our mission of landfill diversion,” BTS Bioenergy CEO Nick Thomas says.