Washington Business Spring 2015 | Page 27

Water from Waste Janicki Bioenergy has created a machine that turns sewage into pure drinking water while creating surplus electricity. The Janicki Omni Processor has already been deployed to Africa for a trial. Among those who have taste-tested its water: Bill Gates and Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon. Brian Mittge A family-owned Sedro-Woolley company is creating a high-tech solution for one of the globe’s most low-tech but deadly problems. The Omni Processor is designed to create valuable products from human waste. The first version of the machine has already been deployed to Senegal for field trials. If it works, it could save lives and literally bring health and light to billions of people around the world.