WHO WE ARE

Figure 8 Environmental is an innovative firm specializing in transforming traditional Waste into Worth. We are helping agricultural businesses, communities and industries achieve their sustainability goals, reduce their carbon footprint and gain financial freedom.

It’s not waste when we’re done!

Three jars turning waste into reusable water with a farmland in the background, under a blue sky with some clouds.

latest news

CALIFORNIA DAIRY EARNS FIRST-EVER METHANE AVOIDANCE CARBON CREDITS THROUGH ADVANCED MANURE SEPARATION

Pete Postma and Sons Dairy has become the first dairy in California to receive verified carbon credits for methane avoidance from flocculant-assisted manure separation. The credits were generated using LWR’s First Wave solid-liquid separation system, installed with funding from the 2023 Dairy Plus Program and supported by Figure 8 Environmental. 

The project completed the full carbon credit cycle, from installation through verification and payment, using an established protocol. The credits were sold through 3Degrees to a buyer sourcing milk from a climate-smart producer, and the initial payment has been confirmed. This marks the first time a high-value, non-digester manure treatment project in California has successfully monetized avoided methane through carbon markets.

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ELEVEN MORE CALIFORNIA DAIRIES HAVE SECURED FUNDING TO INSTALL ADVANCED MANURE SEPARATION SYSTEMS WITH SUPPORT FROM FIGURE 8 ENVIRONMENTAL

Building on the success of the Postma project, eleven additional California dairies are moving forward with advanced solid-liquid separation systems funded through the 2023 and 2024 Dairy Plus Program. These projects include both raw manure and post-digester sites and are supported by the California Department of Food and Agriculture. 

All projects will deploy LWR’s First Wave system with deployment and technical support from Figure 8 Environmental. The Dairy Plus Program is providing approximately $58 million in funding this round for manure treatment approaches that go beyond traditional digesters, with projects designed to reduce methane emissions, improve nutrient capture, and support off-farm nutrient export. 

Installations are expected to begin over the coming months, with systems anticipated to be operational within the next 6 to 18 months.

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FAQ

  • Proper design and operation provide our customers with a significant reduction in carbon emissions and footprint.

  • Customers using our systems can be awarded Dairy Plus +, AMMP, DDRDP, SWEEP, and other grants.

  • Figure 8 Environmental will work with our customers to secure the best option for capital and operational requirements, including financing, leasing and pay-per-gallon options.

  • Proper design and operation result in a significant drop in total operating water consumption.

  • Remediation using the Ray system will sustainably reduce bacteria, pathogens and other biological contaminates using just the power of the sun.

  • We work closely with our customers and 3rd party partners to secure outlets for all byproducts at the highest value to our customers.

  • Most of the time it is not necessary to treat to this level. However, we can and have achieved potable water when required.