Sedron Technologies

Sedron Technologies is a private, US-based company founded in 2014 that develops and deploys advanced technologies specializing in sustainable waste management and resource recovery.^[1] Founded as a spinoff of Janicki Industries, the firm develops systems to transform liquid waste streams – such as biosolids, manure, and other slurries – into fertilizers, biomass fuel, and reusable water.^[2] The company characterizes its mission as driving a circular economy in waste treatment, delivering carbon-negative commodities and reducing environmental footprints of municipal, agricultural, and industrial waste management.^[3]

History

Sedron was established in 2014 as a spinoff from Janicki Industries, initially developing waste treatment technology (Janicki Omniprocessor^[4]) for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to address global sanitation challenges related to human waste^[3]. The company was originally named Janicki Bioenergy but was renamed in 2018 to Sedron Technologies.^[5]

Although Sedron is headquartered in Sedro-Woolley, Washington, the company has expanded operations nationally, including facilities in Texas, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Florida.^[6]

Technology

The company's flagship product is the Varcor system (Vapor ReCompression with Concentration & Recovery), which uses mechanical vapor recompression and thin-film drying to process biosolids, livestock manure, and wastewater into sterilized liquid and dry fertilizers, biomass fuel, and clean, reusable water^[2].^[7]

This process captures ammonia directly from waste streams. In agriculture, this prevents methane emissions from manure decomposition in lagoons and reduces reliance on petrochemical-based fertilizers.^[8]

The system is energy-efficient, reducing electricity consumption by up to 95% compared to traditional methods, and produces outputs such as carbon-negative ammonia, phosphorus-rich dry solids, and certified Organic liquid nitrogen^[8] (when using dairy manure as the feedstock^[9]).

Sedron's facilities can handle large-scale operations, such as processing 250 million gallons of cow manure annually at a site in Indiana.^[10]

Awards and recognition

In 2025, Sedron Technologies received Fast Company's World Changing Ideas Award for its Varcor system, recognizing its contributions to sustainability in waste management^[1][6].

The award was given because technology addresses environmental issues, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions from dairy farms, which account for approximately 2% of total U.S. emissions.^[11]

Sedron was also featured in the MIT Technology Review for it's up-cycling technology that can be a meaningful new source of nutrients and help reduce waste-treatment burdens^[2].