Compost/Organic Recycling — August 25, 2019Denver, CO is Far from its 2020 Recycling and Composting GoalDenver isn’t on track to meet its 2020 recycling and composting goal because of lack of composting. Charlotte Pitt, interim director of Solid Waste Management for Denver, said 50 percent of what Denver residents discard could be composted, while only 25 percent of what is in the waste treatment cycle is recyclable, making for a […] Compost/Organic Recycling — August 25, 2019
Compost/Organic Recycling — August 25, 2019Governor Murphy Strengthens Food Waste Recycling Legislation to Reduce Greenhouse Gases and Protect Environmental Justice CommunitiesGovernor Phil Murphy conditionally vetoed A3726, which would require large food waste generators to separate and recycle food waste and amend the definition of “Class I renewable energy.” Governor Murphy returned the bill to the Legislature with recommendations to remove the exemptions that allow food waste to be sent for final disposal to incinerators and […] Compost/Organic Recycling — August 25, 2019
Compost/Organic Recycling — August 22, 2019U.S. Composting Council’s 2019 Mentee-Mentor Program UnderwayThe US Composting Council continues to grow the organics recycling industry with a twelve-pair, 2019 cohort of mentor mentee pairs, the program’s fifth year. The program connects mentors with professional business experience in the compost manufacturing and collection industry to participate with a mentee, a Young Professional college graduate or industry employee over the age […] Compost/Organic Recycling — August 22, 2019
Collection/Transfer — August 21, 2019Brown County, WI Organic Waste Program on Track to Set RecordThe Brown County Port and Resource Recovery Department launched an organic food waste program about five years ago. This year, the county is on track to keep nearly 30,000 pounds of organic waste out of the landfill, the most waste ever collected. About 22,300 pounds of waste has been collected so far this year. In […] Collection/Transfer — August 21, 2019
Compost/Organic Recycling — August 21, 2019Food “Out-Wastes” Plastics on Natural Habitat Adventures’ Zero Waste TourFollowing its innovative Zero Waste Adventure in Yellowstone National Park in July 2019, Natural Habitat Adventures, the world’s leader in responsible nature travel and conservation partner of World Wildlife Fund, found that food waste may be a bigger problem than most travelers appreciate. The trip, which endeavored to fit the waste produced by 12 travelers during four […] Compost/Organic Recycling — August 21, 2019
Compost/Organic Recycling — August 21, 2019Middlebury College and Project Partners Celebrate Groundbreaking for Facility that Turns Manure and Food Waste into Renewable EnergyRepresentatives from Middlebury College, Vanguard Renewables, Vermont Gas, Goodrich Farm, and the State of Vermont gathered on August 20 at the farm in Salisbury, Vt., to mark the official groundbreaking for an anaerobic digester. The facility will combine cow manure and food waste to create Renewable Natural Gas (RNG). The project is a milestone toward […] Compost/Organic Recycling — August 21, 2019
Compost/Organic Recycling — August 15, 2019Turning Rotten Food and Poop into Energy: Investors Smell an OpportunityAfter a lull in investor interest stretching back a decade, attention to “anaerobic digestion” waste-to-energy is surging in the United States, developers in the sector have said. Renewable fuel options are drawing increasing investor demand amid concerns about climate change and environmental, social and governance issues, especially in Europe. Meanwhile, California is encouraging fuel producers […] Compost/Organic Recycling — August 15, 2019
Compost/Organic Recycling — August 12, 2019SWACO Offers Tips and Tricks to Help Parents Live Green and Save Green as Kids Go Back to SchoolIn the coming days, students across Franklin County will be heading back into classrooms. Do your back-to-school plans include reusing items and reducing the amount of waste your family generates? If not, consider these tips to help reduce the amount of materials going into the landfill. Reduce Waste: On average, every Franklin County resident sends […] Compost/Organic Recycling — August 12, 2019
Compost/Organic Recycling — August 12, 2019Middletown, CT’s Free Food Waste Disposal Turns Kitchen Scraps Into BiofuelRecycling Coordinator, Kim O’Rourke is encouraging residents to compost their food waste in an effort to meet the city’s goal of reducing and recycling 60 percent of its waste by 2024. The majority of the humus created from these scraps will be taken to Quantum BioPower in Southington. The company turns the organic material into […] Compost/Organic Recycling — August 12, 2019
Collection/Transfer — August 4, 2019Waste Management Acquires Harvest Power Compost Facilities in Tulare, CAUSA Waste of California, Inc., dba Waste Management, announces that it has acquired two Harvest Power California, LLC compost facilities located in Tulare and Lathrop, Calif. Each compost site is permitted to take up to 156,000 tons of organics per year. “As a leader in sustainability, Waste Management is working in the best interest of […] Collection/Transfer — August 4, 2019
Compost/Organic Recycling — August 2, 2019Anchorage, AK Curbside Compost Pilot Picked Up By Private Waste Company, Likely to ExpandAlaska Waste has been doing commercial composting for stores like Carrs and Fred Meyer since 2010. Now they want to see how many of their residential customers are interested in something similar and how it would work. They are starting with 200 customers for now at a fee of $10 a month. Alaska Waste’s spokesperson Laurel […] Compost/Organic Recycling — August 2, 2019
Compost/Organic Recycling — July 26, 2019Fairfield, CT Launches Compost Pilot ProgramThe Sustainable Fairfield Task Force (SFTF) and Recycling Department and Commission has launched a pilot program to encourage Fairfielders to recycle food waste through either home composting or curbside pickups. The program’s creators are working to cut down on food waste, which is a major source of the greenhouse gas methane. To encourage at-home composting, […] Compost/Organic Recycling — July 26, 2019
