Compost/Organic Recycling — September 16, 2018Portland, OR Issues ‘Fine Print’ to Regulate Mandatory Food Scraps RecyclingThe elected Metro Council voted on July 26 to require larger entities to separate out their food waste, which then will be trucked to a processing facility to be converted into energy. Businesses and educational institutions with sizable food operations have until Sept. 28 to respond to proposed regulations to phase in mandatory recycling of […] Compost/Organic Recycling — September 16, 2018
Compost/Organic Recycling — September 12, 2018It’s a First to Zero Waste for Giant Food StoresThe Carlisle, PA-based grocer, part of Ahold Delhaize USA, said that the Giant store at 481 West Penn Ave. in Cleona, Pa., is the chain’s first to attain U.S. Environmental Protection Agency zero-waste status. The designation signifies that 90% or more of the store’s total waste is being diverted from a landfill or incineration. “To […] Compost/Organic Recycling — September 12, 2018
Compost/Organic Recycling — September 10, 20181st Anniversary for Mamaroneck, Larchmont Recycling, CompostingThe Town of Mamaroneck and Village of Larchmont will be hosting a celebration to mark the one-year anniversary of its award-winning Food Waste Recycling and Composting program. The voluntary Food Waste Recycling program, launched Sept. 18, 2017 was quickly embraced by the community. Hundreds of Larchmont and Town of Mamaroneck participants have demonstrated their commitment to […] Compost/Organic Recycling — September 10, 2018
Compost/Organic Recycling — September 7, 2018Baltimore, MD Gets Grant Funding to Pilot Food Waste Collection and Composting PlanBaltimore has announced a pilot initiative, the Baltimore Food Waste Recovery Strategy, which commits to reducing food waste, rescuing edible food for the hungry and creating a more robust market for composting in Baltimore. The first piece will come through a public education campaign called “Save the Food.” Anne Draddy, the city’s sustainability coordinator, said at […] Compost/Organic Recycling — September 7, 2018
Compost/Organic Recycling — September 7, 2018Reducing Your Household Waste For a More Sustainable LifestyleJackie Thompson Recycling diverts approximately 35% of household trash from landfill but the US still creates 250 million tons a year, equal to around 4.4 pounds of trash per person each day. In response, a growing trend among millennials is to strive to create zero waste, filling just one small jar each year with the tiny amount […] Compost/Organic Recycling — September 7, 2018
Compost/Organic Recycling — September 1, 2018Recovering Agricultural Plastics: Obstacles and OpportunitiesThe total U.S. agricultural plastics generation is estimated to be 816 million pounds. The options for farmers to recycle these used plastics have been neither robust nor sustainable because of the soil contamination level. However, one viable and economic opportunity is for the recovery of irrigation drip tape. By Gene Jones Plastic products and packaging […] Compost/Organic Recycling — September 1, 2018
Compost/Organic Recycling — September 1, 2018Restaurants Play Key Role in Driving Increased Composting InitiativesBy implementing composting systems, restaurants and food service businesses can reduce food and organics waste—reducing their environmental impact, minimizing landfill capacity, lowering their waste disposal costs, as well as finding new ways to connect with the people in their communities. By Carrie Schuster Each year, 52.4 million tons of food is sent to landfills, and […] Compost/Organic Recycling — September 1, 2018
