Waste to Energy

Location: Moose Creek, Ontario

Partners:

Moose Creek Municipality, Laflèche Environmental Inc, local farms.

Summary:

A rural circular economy project converting municipal and agricultural waste into biogas and fertilizer.

Impact:

60% landfill diversion; 4.8 MW energy recovered annually

Project:

Transform organic waste into renewable energy and agricultural fertilizer

Participants & Stakeholders:

Public Sector: Small town governments (e.g., Moose Creek)

Private Sector: Laflèche Environmental Inc.

Agricultural Sector: Local farms (digestate reuse)

Leadership: Municipal waste management departments

Consulting Vendors: Environmental engineers, sustainability advisors

Value Contributions:

Waste Supply: Municipalities

Processing & Technology: Laflèche

Output Utilization: Local farms

Ecosystem Benefit: Circular waste-to-value strategy

Roadmap & Results:

Discovery & Design-

Success Factor: Identified 40,000+ tonnes/year in municipal organic waste streams

Planning & Configuration-

Infrastructure: $25M anaerobic digester built by Laflèche Environmental

Pilot & Test-

Result: Met 100% of emissions and safety standards in first compliance cycle

Execution-

Result: 4.8 MW of energy generated, powering 3,000 homes

Governance & Innovation-

Impact: 60% landfill diversion; digestate reused by 12+ local farms

Four value framework lenses:

B2B (Business-to-Business): Value created between private sector actors.

B2C (Business-to-Consumer): Value created from businesses or service providers to individual citizens.

G2B (Government-to-Business): Value delivered from public sector to business ecosystems.

G2C (Government-to-Citizen): Value delivered directly to citizens by government programs or PPPs.

B2B:

Municipalities and Laflèche Environmental established service-level agreements for organic waste collection and digestion.Farms purchased digestate as a sustainable fertilizer, creating a secondary revenue stream.

B2C:

Ratepayers indirectly benefited from stabilized waste fees and long-term landfill reduction.

G2B:

Government diverted significant landfill volumes and met emissions targets.

Enabled grid energy contribution and carbon credit opportunities.

G2C:

Residents saw reduced environmental impact and improved sustainability practices.

Local educational programs showcased circular economy and renewable energy benefits.

Value Framework Dimensions:

Economic Value (EV):

Energy sold to grid; cost savings on landfill operations.
Functional Value (FV):

Continuous energy generation; organic waste diversion.

Experiential Value (XV):

Cleaner communities, awareness of circular economy.
Social/Public Value (SV):

Environmental stewardship; use of digestate by local farms.

Strategic/Ecosystem Value (ESV):

Regional model for biogas infrastructure and resource recovery.