Wood waste to be recycled into biomass fuel

Hi Noriko, The most recent answer I received as of 5/17/13 from the USGBC directly on this issue is that "Biomass fuel is not currently an acceptable method of waste diversion, as indicated by LI 10061. Note that this LI isn’t necessarily specific to the issue of incineration but rather the types of waste that are appropriate to be converted to fuel (wood derived). Note that it’s possible that wood based materials sent to this facility could contribute to the waste diversion rate." The first statement is clear but the LI referenced doesn't even use the word biomass and is all about wood derived fuel and incineration. The reasoning seems to be that biomass can be generated by other materials than just wood. My facility was using wood + other materials to create biomass and was not purchasing the wood for that purpose but was only selling the resulting methane. If your facility is only using wood to create biomass, you might have a shot at making an argument that the wood should be included as diverted. If in addition your facility is buying the wood to use for biomass, I think you would definitely have a case to make. Good luck.