Empowering Organics:
New Solutions to Old Problems
Wayne Davis
Co-Founder & VP Community & Govt. Affairs
Harvest Power, Inc.
5th Massachusetts Green Career Conference
Marlborough, MA
October 3, 2013
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Agenda
• Why We Started the Company
• Overview of Harvest Power
• A Personal Perspective
• What Harvest (and Our Industry) Needs
• Some Lessons from the School of Hard Knocks
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Production
We have lost 30% of our arable land

Production Delivery

40% of food is wasted

food waste costs us
$180 billion per year

Production Delivery Disposal

.. . There is a better way
There must be a better way…

Sorting

2.5+ million households
180+ towns

Recycling
Food Waste
Biogas
Organic Fertilizer
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Synthetic
Fertilizer
Crop
Production
Food
Distribution
Food
Consumption
Food
Disposal
Traditional Approach:
Synthetic Fertilizer & Landfills
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New Approach:
Recycling,
Organic Fertilizer,
Renewable Energy
Biogas
Energy
Synthetic
Fertilizer
Crop
Production
Food
Distribution
Food
Consumption
Food
Disposal
Food
Recycling
Organic
Fertilizer Mulch/Soil
New Approach:
Recycling,
Organic Fertilizer
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• Lead organics processing industry, managing
more than 2 million tons/year, one of
largest composters of yard waste & food
waste in North America
• Operate 30 processing facilities in North
America with more than 500 employees,
>$150mm of revenue
• Recently commissioned two of North
America’s largest commercial anaerobic
digestion facilities. Third facility starting up
in 2013
• Committed to high levels of engagement
and support with communities, customers
and key stakeholders wherever we operate
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Harvest harnesses the maximum value from organic materials through the
production of renewable energy and soils, mulches and natural fertilizers.
Corporate Profile
About Harvest
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When is the best time to
start your new company?
They say, “Timing is
everything!”

What the Biogas Industry Needs Now
• Business-savvy engineers & technically-savvy business people
• Tenacious developers
• Customer-service driven, inbound sales people
• Creative and disciplined finance specialists
• Wise public policy shapers and community relations navigators
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Some Lessons from the School of Hard Knocks
• Discover your passionate talents
• Marry them to a worthy purpose
• Fail early, fail often (but originally), & fail cheerfully
• Be totally committed while knowing what “Plan B” might be
• Know your answer to “2 + 2”
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There’s a better path for organics —
help us get there.
Wayne Davis, VP - Government Affairs
Harvest Power, Inc.
221 Crescent Street, Suite 402
Waltham, MA 02453
781-314-9504
wdavis@harvestpower.com
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