Compost/Organic Recycling — January 6, 2021David Beasley to keynote virtual Sonoco FRESH Food, Packaging & Sustainability SummitClemson alumnus David Beasley, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, will be giving the keynote presentation at the inaugural Food, Packaging & Sustainability Summit hosted by Sonoco FRESH at Clemson University. The virtual Summit will take place February 24 – 26, 2021. In December 2020 the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) […] Compost/Organic Recycling — January 6, 2021
Compost/Organic Recycling — January 3, 2021Best Practices in Managing Compost Facility Design and Operations are the Keys to SuccessThe key to a successful composting operation is matching and maintaining the level of operational and structural BMPs to the specific facility conditions. This requires well-trained operators who understand the basics of compost process biology and are given the tools they need to efficiently monitor and manage the process. By Tim O’Neill Composting is like […] Compost/Organic Recycling — January 3, 2021
Collection/Transfer — December 31, 2020Hamilton, MA Requiring Residents to Use Compost Bins for Trash CollectionOfficials in Hamilton, MA are requiring residents to leave out a compost bin during trash collection in order to have their garbage picked up. The Hamilton Board of Selectmen announced that they recently passed an “organics ban,” which bars residents from putting food waste and compostable paper in their trash. The organics ban was instituted […] Collection/Transfer — December 31, 2020
Collection/Transfer — December 27, 2020The Next Green Move in San Diego County, CA? Recycling that Kitchen WasteResidents of Escondido and 11 other cities in San Diego County soon will be asked to place both food waste from their kitchens and organic materials from their yards into their green waste bins, under a new organic waste recycling program. The combined food waste and yard cuttings will be fed into an anaerobic digester, […] Collection/Transfer — December 27, 2020
Collection/Transfer — December 23, 2020NYC Parks and the New York Department of Sanitation Give Six Month Extension for Big Reuse Compost Site at Queensbridge ParkNYC Parks and DSNY have extended the life of parkland composting sites for six more months after a hearing in City Hall last week. This battle reached its peak when politicians and community members alike joined a Zoom call where they garnered attention for the then-upcoming hearing on the matter at City Hall. Although testimonials are […] Collection/Transfer — December 23, 2020
Collection/Transfer — December 17, 2020Atlas Organics Announces Expansion of Operations in San Antonio, Texas to Provide Composting SolutionsAtlas Organics (Atlas), a leading commercial composting company seeking to increase municipal waste-solution partnerships across the U.S., today announced the company’s expansion of operations in San Antonio, Texas, to provide food waste and yard waste processing and composting management. Atlas estimates that 15 jobs will be created at the new facility with hiring focused within […] Collection/Transfer — December 17, 2020
Compost/Organic Recycling — December 16, 2020Vermeer Corporation Enters Distribution Agreement with MGL Engineering Inc. for Organic Waste Handling and Processing EquipmentVermeer Corporation has entered into a distribution agreement with MGL Engineering Inc. Through the agreement, MGL has been granted rights to distribute organic material handling and processing equipment that complements the Vermeer leading lineup of trommel screens and horizontal and tub grinders. The MGL equipment will be sold through Vermeer industrial dealers in the United […] Compost/Organic Recycling — December 16, 2020
Collection/Transfer — December 15, 2020SWACO Receives National Grant to Study Effectiveness of Food Waste Diversion ActivitiesThe Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) is one of three organizations that recently received a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support sustainable materials management projects in Ohio. Sustainable materials management, according to the U.S. EPA, is a systematic approach to use and reuse materials through a product’s entire life cycle […] Collection/Transfer — December 15, 2020
Compost/Organic Recycling — December 15, 2020Applying Compost to Landfills Could Have Environmental BenefitsMany people think of composting organic matter as a way of keeping solid waste out of landfills, but a new study from North Carolina State University finds there can be significant environmental benefits associated with using compost at landfills. “There are an increasing number of composting programs out there, and many of them are required […] Compost/Organic Recycling — December 15, 2020
Collection/Transfer — December 9, 2020Grant Will Allow Clarkson University in New York to Study Food Waste ProgramClarkson’s Institute for a Sustainable Environment (ISE) has been granted nearly $20,000 for a project titled, “Potsdam Community Food Waste: Education, Engagement, and Planning,” from the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I). The goal of this project is to increase community awareness and stakeholder engagement necessary to develop a suitable plan for a community-scale […] Collection/Transfer — December 9, 2020
Compost/Organic Recycling — December 9, 2020Ipswich, MA Composting Turns Waste into Rich SoilIpswitch’s composting operation turns dry yard waste — such as grass clippings, sewage sludge, holiday trees, and, at this time of year, leaves — into black gold: safe, dark soil that gets sprinkled on local lawns and goes into local vegetable and flower gardens. The composting operation also saves Ipswich taxpayers $300,000 to $400,000 a […] Compost/Organic Recycling — December 9, 2020
Compost/Organic Recycling — December 7, 2020Organics Recycling Facility Officially “Powered Up” in Private Ceremony Including Mayor of Agawam William Sapelli and Vanguard Renewables Chairman and CEO John HanselmanVanguard Renewables officially opened its Organics Recycling Facility last week in a private, outdoor ceremony starting at 11am that included remarks from Chairman and CEO John Hanselman, Agawam Mayor William Sapelli, MA Senator John Velis, and MA Representative Nicholas Boldyga. At the conclusion of the remarks, Mayor Sapelli flipped up an oversized light switch which […] Compost/Organic Recycling — December 7, 2020
