{"id":1647,"date":"2024-05-10T00:35:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T07:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/?p=1647"},"modified":"2025-07-21T10:00:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T17:00:57","slug":"prince-georges-county-md-organics-composting-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/es\/project-profiles\/prince-georges-county-md-organics-composting-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince George\u2019s County, MD &#8211; Organics Composting Facility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pdf-box nwm-hover-card-link\" style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"nwm-pb-h2\">Prince George&#8217;s County, Maryland, USA &#8211; Put the SG MOBILE\u00ae System to the test, then expanded to an SG BUNKER\u00ae System<\/h2>\n<p>In 2013, Prince George\u2019s County was in need of a composting solution that was capable of composting food waste as well as green waste.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 4px #E2E5E4 dotted;\" \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>PROJECT DETAILS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Ownership<\/strong>: Maryland Environmental Service<br \/>\n<strong>Location<\/strong>: Upper Marlboro, MD<br \/>\n<strong>Start-Up<\/strong>: 2013 \/ Full Scale Expansion 2018<br \/>\n<strong>Product<\/strong>: SG MOBILE\u00ae System &amp; SG BUNKER\u00ae System<br \/>\n<strong>Input quantity<\/strong>: 12,000 TPY \/ 57,000 TPY<br \/>\n<strong>No. of Heaps<\/strong>: 8 Heaps, 6 covered, 82 ft. x 26 ft. x 12 ft. each + 12 Bunkers<br \/>\n<strong>Treatment Time<\/strong>: 8 weeks in 3 phases<br \/>\n<strong>Aeration<\/strong>: Above Ground<br \/>\n<strong>Control Parameters<\/strong>: Oxygen Control Mode<br \/>\n<strong>Input material<\/strong>: Source Separated Organics \/ Yard Waste<br \/>\n<strong>Equipment<\/strong>: Pre-Treatment (Grinders) \/ Front-end-loaders \/ Mobile Screen<br \/>\n<strong>End Product<\/strong>: High Quality Finished Compost: LeafGro Gold\u00ae<\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 4px #E2E5E4 dotted;\" \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>THE SG SOLUTION<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Pilot Scale Demonstration Project<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prince George\u2019s County implemented an SG MOBILE\u00ae System with GORE\u00ae Covers (covered aerated static pile) Pilot-Scale Demonstration Project in 2013 as a way to test the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Green Waste Composting<\/li>\n<li>Food Waste Composting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of significant importance to the Pilot-Scale Demonstration Project was that the 8-week SG MOBILE\u00ae System process outperformed the existing 8-month windrow turning process for quality, time to manufacture, and performance.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the demonstration validated Prince George\u2019s County\u2019s ability to compost food waste at mix levels up to 50%, resulting in a quality product manufactured within quality specifications with positive results for odor control. Finally, the demonstration project validated positive results for operational modeling and ability.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 4px #E2E5E4 dotted;\" \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>PROJECT GALLERY<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>SG MOBILE\u00ae System &amp; SG BUNKER\u00ae System at Prince George&#8217;s County Compost Facility<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1647 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PGC_SG-Bunker_aerial-4-scaled.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PGC_SG-Bunker_aerial-4-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PGC_SG-Bunker_aerial-4-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PGC_SG-Bunker_aerial-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PGC_SG-Bunker_aerial-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PGC_SG-Bunker_aerial-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PGC_SG-Bunker_aerial-4-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6167'>\n\t\t\t\tSG BUNKER\u00ae System\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1647 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maryland-env-1-touch-1.png'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maryland-env-1-touch-1-300x135.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maryland-env-1-touch-1-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maryland-env-1-touch-1-1024x460.png 1024w, https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maryland-env-1-touch-1-768x345.png 768w, https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maryland-env-1-touch-1-1536x690.png 1536w, https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maryland-env-1-touch-1.png 1551w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Organics-Composting-Facility-gallery-img-4.webp'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"294\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Organics-Composting-Facility-gallery-img-4.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Organics Composting Facility - gallery - img -4\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Organics-Composting-Facility-gallery-img-3.webp'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"294\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Organics-Composting-Facility-gallery-img-3.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Organics Composting Facility - gallery - img -3\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr style=\"border-top: 4px #E2E5E4 dotted;\" \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>RESULTS DELIVERED<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>A Solution That Scales At The Right Pace<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Before the demonstration project, Prince George\u2019s County was composting only green waste, not food waste.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year 2 \u2013 Post Pilot-Scale Demonstration Project<\/strong> \u2013 Prince George\u2019s County continued to utilize the SG MOBILE\u00ae System with GORE\u00ae Covers for one year in a batch processing operating model to meet the demand of the food waste haulers who had come to rely on the facility as a necessary food waste recycling facility and destination point for their food waste materials.<br \/>\n<strong>Year 3 \u2013 Prince George\u2019s County expanded<\/strong>\u00a0the operation, adding one more SG MOBILE\u00ae Unit and Phase III heap, so they could transition the operation to a continuous manufacturing model.<br \/>\n<strong>Year 4 \u2013 Prince George\u2019s County expanded<\/strong>\u00a0the operation by adding four more SG MOBILE\u00ae Units to meet the continuing demand for food waste disposal, making the operation a 12,000 TPY facility configured with SG MOBILE\u00ae units.<br \/>\n<strong>Today, full scale<\/strong>, with the addition of the 12 SG BUNKER\u00ae Systems with GORE\u00ae Covers, the facility, with in-ground trenching for leachate capture and re-use to help protect the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem, is a 57,000 TPY full-scale organics composting facility.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"pg-exc\"><strong>Location: <\/strong>Upper Marlboro, MD<\/p>\n<p class=\"pg-exc\"><strong>System: <\/strong>SG MOBILE\u00ae System with GORE\u00ae Cover &#038; SG BUNKER\u00ae System with GORE\u00ae Cover<\/p>\n<p class=\"pg-exc\"><strong>Feedstock: <\/strong>Source Separated Organics \/ Yard Waste<\/p>\n<p class=\"pg-exc\"><strong>Tons\/Year: <\/strong>12,000 TPY \/ 57,000 TPY<\/p>\n<p class=\"pg-exc\"><strong>Highlight: <\/strong>The facility, with in-ground trenching for leachate capture and re-use to help protect the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem, is a 57,000 TPY full scale organics composting facility.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[35,24,22],"class_list":["post-1647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-project-profiles","tag-sg-bunker-system","tag-sg-mobile-system","tag-sso-fogo"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1647"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6937,"href":"https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1647\/revisions\/6937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}