Zero Waste Energy
3478 Buskirk Ave, Suite 265 , Pleasant Hill, California, United States

Zero Waste Energy, LLC was founded in 2009 and incorporated in 2010 in San Jose, California, by an experienced group of innovative solid waste industry leaders.  They recognized the value in the best use of waste feedstock and the systems needed to sort out high value commodities and to generate renewable energy.  ZWE’s principal goal has been to design, construct, and operate solid waste handling and advanced composting facilities that optimize waste diversion and the generation of renewable energy in an efficient and environmentally sound manner.  Zero Waste Energy has developed a very deep base of industry and technology experts who work on ZWE projects based upon the specific needs of its customers, making us the ideal project partner with experience, resources and technologies to execute.  Our exclusive and/or project-based relationships include “Best-in-Class” Facility Design and Engineering, Waste Sorting and Separation Systems, Anaerobic Digestions and In-Vessel Composting, Renewable CNG, Plastics to Renewable Oil, Compost Marketing and Sales, and Residual Waste Gasification.  The relationships with these technology teams have been developed over many years and projects.  Many in the waste industry are seeking “zero waste” or renewable energy from waste.  Zero Waste Energy brings real, executable solutions to developers and operators throughout the world.  At Zero Waste Energy, we’ve based our name and our reputation on insightful experience and strong performance, which can be seen in our operating references for all sized operations. We believe it’s critical to know where you’ve been in order to better understand what’s possible going forward.

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to design, build, and operate advanced solid waste processing facilities that optimize resource recovery and the generation of renewable energy in an efficient and environmentally sound manner. 

Exclusive Technologies built in the US Specifically for the Waste Industry 

Zero Waste Energy is a strategic business partner who understands the new dynamics of the solid waste industry. Our company’s leadership has over 100 years of collective, real world industry experience. We provide clients with one-stop, holistic solutions to meet and exceed their waste needs, with an emphasis on developing unique business solutions, utilizing proven technology, and leveraging our professional resources to build measurable value and generate a solid Return on Investment for our clients.  With our integrated solutions system, not only can we design, build and operate your waste management project, but we also have all the vital resources to make client projects successful from concept to permitting and from engineering to operations. We are the best project partner, with the experience, resources and technologies to execute your project.

Flexible Approaches

Ranging from Design-Build to Own-Operate. ZWE follows a cooperative, phased approach to developing its integrated waste processing and energy conversion systems. We tailor to the unique needs and parameters of each customer. This process, which begins upon execution of a formal agreement, provides efficiency and cost savings to projects through a progressive refinement of technical and business issues during each phase to achieve optimal results.

Planning is critical to every project.

In order to develop a final project that best fits each individual client’s needs and takes advantage of potential opportunities, it is critical to perform the appropriate solutions planning at the start of each project. In addition to delivering innovative, game-changing technologies, we provide thorough analysis of all aspects of a project. For example, which of our flexible approaches from design-build to own-operate will work best for you? We also take into consideration the following during the Project Planning Services phase of every project:

Recovery brings opportunity.

Zero Waste Energy’s team members have been closely involved in the design, development and operation of Material Recovery Facilities (MRF) for processing Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) since the introduction of MRFs in the mid-1980s. They understand how fully automated MSW Sorting Systems can provide a significant enhancement to traditional MRF operations by processing material that is typically bound for a landfill. It is estimated that as much as 30-40% of most municipal solid waste streams is potentially recoverable in the form of paper, plastics, wood, and metal, as well as an additional 35-40% in the form of organic materials.  Comprehensive mixed solid waste processing systems employ sophisticated front-end sorting technology to recover commodities with value for resale or reuse. The remaining waste stream can be automatically segregated to isolate organics, providing feedstock for an anaerobic digestion system. A comprehensive waste processing system creates value by recovering additional commodities for sale, saving disposal and transportation costs, and preparing the organic fraction for use in an energy recovery process.

Advanced Energy from Waste

There are a number of emerging technologies that are demonstrating applications for further energy generation from the non-recyclable waste. Zero Waste Energy is working with a number of these technologies to find the best demonstration of the technologies along with the economic profile to fit customer needs. We believe the correct application of these technologies in combination with recovery of high value commodities and organics for energy and compost provides the best application of a comprehensive waste management system.