GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The city of Grand Rapids will be temporarily processing the sewage of a neighboring suburb that is currently weighing options for its future waste processing infrastructure.

For the next six months, Wyoming will be sending its wastewater sludge to be processed at the city of Grand Rapids’ biodigester so it can be broken down and turned into renewable natural gas, according to a new agreement approved by both cities this week.

Grand Rapids will benefit from the added renewable gas production, and Wyoming will benefit from reducing the amount of solid waste that is landfilled by the city.

Under the new agreement drafted by both municipalities, half of Wyoming’s wastewater sludge will be pumped through an existing connecting pipeline to the Grand Rapids wastewater trea

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