Compost/Organic Recycling — October 21, 2018New Report Finds Food Banking Poised to Play a Key Role in Achieving #ZeroHungerAdvancing 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
Compost/Organic Recycling — October 21, 2018San Antonio, TX’s Compost Queens Taking Food Out of Landfills to Replenish the LandBetsy 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
Compost/Organic Recycling — October 21, 2018Austin, TX’s Ambitious New Recycling Plan Makes Local Restaurants Rethink Food WasteAustin restaurants are teaching customers about new rules regarding how organic materials and other trash items are discarded. The change was made necessary by the City of Austin’s Universal Recycling Ordinance, part of a multi-pronged plan to make the Capital City zero-waste by 2040. Among other environmental initiatives, the city seeks a 90 percent reduction in landfill […] Compost/Organic Recycling — October 21, 2018
Compost/Organic Recycling — October 19, 2018Summit County, CO Ballot Initiative 1A Will Fund Recycling and Composting, Inching Toward a 40 Percent Diversion GoalOften taken for granted, recycling has become a critical aspect of mountain life. Summit County’s ballot initiative 1A will allocate $1.7 million a year for 10 years toward recycling services in the county. 1A seeks to cover existing shortfalls as well as create new infrastructure to keep up with growing demands. The language in the […] Compost/Organic Recycling — October 19, 2018
Compost/Organic Recycling — October 14, 2018Hennepin County, MN Pushing Forward with New Organic Waste OrdinanceBy the end of the year, the Hennepin County Board is expected to approve an ordinance that will require businesses ranging from restaurants to hospitals to compost by 2020. It also will require cities with more than 10,000 residents to offer curbside organic recycling by 2022. The new ordinance was triggered by a state mandate […] Compost/Organic Recycling — October 14, 2018
Compost/Organic Recycling — October 11, 2018James Beard Foundation Launches Waste Not Initiative to Combat Food WasteThe James Beard Foundation launched Waste Not, a multi-year campaign designed to encourage culinary professionals and home cooks to reduce food waste by thinking differently about food and adopting full-use cooking methods. The campaign will urge Americans to start with small changes just one day a week — on Waste Not Wednesday. “Waste Not reflects […] Compost/Organic Recycling — October 11, 2018
Compost/Organic Recycling — October 11, 2018Composting Council Launches Second Professional CertificationThe US Composting Council’s Certification Commission is introducing a new credential that is designed for industry professionals who are experts in the field of compost manufacturing and facility management. The new certification is called the Certified Compost Professional (CCPTM). This differs from the USCC’s Certified Compost Operations Manager (CCOMTM) designation because CCP holders do not […] Compost/Organic Recycling — October 11, 2018
Compost/Organic Recycling — October 9, 2018SWACO Launches Collaborative Initiative to Solve Central Ohio’s Food Waste ChallengesThe Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) recently announced the launch of a new, collaborative initiative aimed at solving one of central Ohio’s biggest waste challenges: the growing amount of food waste going into the Franklin County Sanitary Landfill. The Central Ohio Food Waste Initiative, a collective impact approach to solving local food waste […] Compost/Organic Recycling — October 9, 2018
Compost/Organic Recycling — October 8, 2018New York City Has So Far Turned Up Nose at Food-Scrap RecyclingNew York City’s ambitious organics collection program has stalled because not enough people are participating in separating out all those table scraps, spoiled meat, rotten vegetables and cut grass. Mayor Bill de Blasio introduced his pilot program five years ago, hoping hundreds of thousands of tons of the city’s leftovers and yard waste would be […] Compost/Organic Recycling — October 8, 2018
Compost/Organic Recycling — October 4, 2018Austin, TX Now Requires Restaurants To Responsibly Dispose Of Food WasteAustin, TX has implemented a new ordinance preventing restaurants from disposing of food waste in landfills. Restaurants may donate unconsumed food, send scraps to farms or compost it under the law that took effect Oct. 1. The measure also stipulates that employees receive training about handling the waste. “The City is committed to helping companies, […] Compost/Organic Recycling — October 4, 2018
Compost/Organic Recycling — October 4, 2018New Study Shows Value of Foodservice Packaging as Feedstock in Compost ProductionResults of a new six-phase study confirmed that compostable foodservice packaging can be effectively used as a feedstock in commercial composting facilities. The testing, funded by the Foodservice Packaging Institute and the Biodegradable Products Institute, showed that foodservice packaging performed as well as wood and other traditional feedstocks. “While the compostable packaging industry believed that […] Compost/Organic Recycling — October 4, 2018
Compost/Organic Recycling — October 3, 2018University of Delaware Completes Life Cycle Assessment of BioHiTech Digesters for Food Waste ManagementBioHiTech Global, Inc., a technology and services company that provides cost-effective and sustainable waste management solutions, announces the results of an independent Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of its aerobic digester solution for food waste conducted by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware. The LCA was conducted in accordance with […] Compost/Organic Recycling — October 3, 2018
