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Compost/Organic Recycling — October 21, 2018

New Report Finds Food Banking Poised to Play a Key Role in Achieving #ZeroHunger

Advancing the food banking model globally will play a critical role in achieving the Zero Hunger Sustainable Development Goal says a new report from The Global FoodBanking Network. Food banks – which provide meals to those facing hunger through recovering surplus food – operate at the community level in dozens of countries and are estimated to […]

Compost/Organic Recycling — October 21, 2018

San Antonio, TX’s Compost Queens Taking Food Out of Landfills to Replenish the Land

Betsy Gruy and daughter Kate Gruy Jaceldo started Compost Queens to keep food waste out of the landfills and within the food cycle. The Compost Queens make their rounds every week in a Chevrolet truck equipped with a special lift mechanism, collecting 5-gallon buckets of food waste and replacing them with clean ones for individuals […]

Compost/Organic Recycling — October 21, 2018

Newsletter Headline — October 21, 2018

Dirty Diapers Could Be Recycled Into Fabrics, Furniture Under P&G Joint Venture

Disposal diapers can take an estimated 500 years to decompose. Although throwaway nappies are undoubtedly convenient, these mostly-synthetic items cause never-ending steams of waste that will take centuries to disappear. To help chip away at the 20 million metric tons of disposable diapers that are burned or sent to landfills globally every year, Fater—a joint […]

Newsletter Headline — October 21, 2018

Japan Buried in Plastic Waste after China Stops Importing World’s Trash

Japan has become the latest country reporting severe recycling industry overload. China’s ban on imports of 24 types of solid waste materials, such as soda bottles, mixed paper, recycled steel and newsprint, has impacted the recycling chain across the globe. Japan, which last year exported about half of its 1.5 million tons of annual plastic […]

Newsletter Headline — October 21, 2018

Amazon Recycling Plan to Support Recycling Infrastructure in U.S.

Amazon has invested in a Closed Loop Fund project. Amazon has invested $10 million into the program, which is aimed at supporting recycling infrastructure in the United States. The Amazon recycling strategy has been designed to make it easier for customers to recycle as the Closed Loop Fund program further develops end markets for recycled commodities. […]

Newsletter Headline — October 21, 2018

News and Press — October 21, 2018

Johnson County to Partner with Burns & McDonnell to Develop Solid Waste Management Plan

Johnson County, Kansas, Johnson County Department of Health and Environment awarded Burns & McDonnell the contract to assist in developing a solid waste management plan (SWMP) to provide the vision and framework to guide future activities and develop the infrastructure, programs and policies needed to manage the county’s solid waste for the next 25 years. […]

News and Press — October 21, 2018

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