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Updated: May 6, 2024

Animal Waste Technologies - Providing Alternative Strategic to Farmers

This resource page includes the full Animal Waste Technology Fund (AWTF) Assessment Report delivered to the Maryland Department of Agriculture, as well as a summary document, a full set of appendices, and six fact sheets.
Cover art for the Maryland Animal Waste Technology Assessment and Strategy Planning Report
Updated: May 1, 2024

Environmental Justice in Agricultural Waste Management (EBR-2023-0690)

This fact sheet introduces environmental justice and describes how vulnerable communities, including racial and ethnic minorities, are impacted by the introduction of new waste management technology across Maryland's Eastern Shore. Author's: Eric Burnstein, Mimi Sanford, Priscilla Alves, Higor Costa, and Marccus Hendricks; Title: Environmental Justice in Agricultural Waste Management (EBR-2023-0690).
Updated: May 1, 2024

Anaerobic Digestion (EBR-2023-0686)

Anerobic digestion uses natural microorganisms to produce renewable energy in the form of electricity, heating, or vehicle fuel. Anaerobic digestion occurs inside a sealed reactor called a digester and reduces odors and greenhouse gas emissions. This Fact Sheet is part of the ‘Animal Waste Technology’ series. Authors: Amro Hassanein, Stephanie Lansing, and Danielle Delp; Title: Anaerobic Digestion (EBR-2023-0686).
Updated: October 17, 2023

Installation of Pet Waste Station

When disposed of improperly, pet waste can be a source of water pollution because it contains diseases and bacteria. When precipitation falls on pet waste, bacteria and diseases are picked up and carried to local waterways and eventually the Chesapeake Bay. The pollution caused by unscooped pet waste affects both wildlife and humans – diseases associated with pet waste can cause illness and even death in people with weakened immune systems.
Pet waster station
Updated: January 15, 2021

Install a Pet Waste Station

When disposed of improperly, pet waste can be a source of water pollution because it contains diseases and bacteria. When precipitation falls on pet waste, bacteria and diseases are picked up and carried to local waterways and eventually the Chesapeake Bay. The pollution caused by unscooped pet waste affects both wildlife and humans – diseases associated with pet waste can cause illness and even death in people with weakened immune systems.