Compost/Organic Recycling — January 25, 2021DS Smith Partners with Wakefield Biochar to Use Paper Mill Waste as Soil Replenishment for FarmersFarmers and agriculture markets stand to get tons of soil additives converted from wood waste once headed to landfills, thanks to a partnership between sustainable packaging leader DS Smith and premium soil producer Wakefield Biochar. Under plans announced today, Wakefield Biochar will look to turn waste produced by DS Smith’s Riceboro, Ga., paper mill into […] Compost/Organic Recycling — January 25, 2021
Circular Economy — January 25, 2021ecomaine Issues Call for Upcycled Inventions from Maine Studentsecomaine announced that, continuing the success of its inaugural ‘Upcycle 2020’ Challenge, it will continue its upcycling invention contest for students to compete for a $500 prize for their school’s green team, STEM club, or project graduation. Last year, the Challenge saw entries like: hair scrunchies made from old clothing, furniture made from old tires, and movie […] Circular Economy — January 25, 2021
Newsletter Headline — January 22, 2021Terrapin Beer Co., Can I Recycle This and Marine Debris Tracker Team Up to Reduce Waste and Prevent PollutionCan I Recycle This (CIRT) is teaming up with Terrapin Beer Co. and Marine Debris Tracker (Debris Tracker) to keep valuable recyclables out of landfills and our environment. The partnership will bring CIRT’s technology, GiGi, to millions of Americans, helping to inform their purchasing decisions, and answer the often-asked question, “Can I recycle this?” Through […] Newsletter Headline — January 22, 2021
Collection/Transfer — January 21, 2021Clean Memphis (TN) Takes on Food Waste, Sets 50% Reduction GoalLast week, Clean Memphis began its #901SaveTheFood, a marketing and education campaign that looks to develop best practices around reduction, diversion, and composting. Executive Director, Janet Boscarino, said that Clean Memphis hooked up with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation,which was launching a food matters initiative. They wanted to see Memphis do the same. […] Collection/Transfer — January 21, 2021
Landfills — January 20, 2021Pennsylvania Company Hopes to Reopen Hampden, ME Trash Plant this SpringThe Hampden waste facility that shut down last spring after just six months could soon reopen under the management of a Pennsylvania company that converts trash to electricity. The company, Delta Thermo Energy, hopes to close the deal and reopen the Coastal Resources of Maine plant within the next four months, CEO Rob Van Naarden […] Landfills — January 20, 2021
News and Press — January 20, 2021Keep America Beautiful Demonstrates Tri-Sector Partnership with Appointment of Seven New Members to National Board of DirectorsKeep America Beautiful® (KAB), a leading community improvement nonprofit organization, recently elected seven individuals, including affiliate representation, foundation leadership, and senior executives from partner companies, for a three-year term to its 31-member national board of directors. The appointed individuals embody the organization’s tri-sector model for social good in which businesses, nonprofits, and others work together […] News and Press — January 20, 2021
Newsletter Headline — January 19, 2021Federal Grant Aims to Reduce Plastic at Louisiana Festivals, ParadesFor the past few years, Alma Robichaux has been searching for ways to make Louisiana’s festivals and Mardi Gras season parades less threatening to the environment. She wants to keep the tradition but leave the plastic in the past. That means eliminating, or at least curtailing, some of the thousands of cheap, China-produced plastic throws […] Newsletter Headline — January 19, 2021
Newsletter Headline — January 19, 2021This Canadian Start-Up Turns Millions of Chopsticks into Sustainable FurnitureSince 2016, Felix Böck’s company ChopValue has been taking used bamboo chopsticks from restaurants in Canada and the US, and transforming them into attractive wooden tiles which are used in a range of furniture and homewares. A simple idea, born from a passionate aversion to waste. “These chopsticks travel 6,000 miles to arrive on your […] Newsletter Headline — January 19, 2021
Circular Economy — January 17, 2021Companies for Zero Waste’s Supply Chain Workshop Drives Ideas Forward Through Collaboration and InnovationOn Thursday, January 14, Companies for Zero Waste (CZW) held their virtual meeting on “Supply Chain Problem Solving Workshop” where attendees were treated to a mix of both speaker and interactive, roundtable format. Kicking off the meeting, President and Founder, Scott Donachie, introduced the session and the emcee, Deborah Dull, Founder of the Supply Chain […] Circular Economy — January 17, 2021
Collection/Transfer — January 14, 2021Choose To Reuse Campaign in Otter Tail Count, MN Launches for 2021This month the Otter Tail County Solid Waste Department kicks off a year-long campaign to increase awareness of the benefits of reducing and reusing. Research shows that people often think of recycling as the primary way to reduce waste, but reducing waste before it happens and focusing on reuse have more positive environmental impact. Reuse […] Collection/Transfer — January 14, 2021
Collection/Transfer — January 11, 2021Denver, CO Voters Might Decide Whether to Make Apartment Buildings and Businesses Compost and Recycle their WasteDenver climate activists are proposing a new ballot initiative to keep far more of the city’s waste out of landfills. The plan, dubbed “Waste No More,” would require all businesses — apartments, condos, restaurants, hospitals, hotels and sporting arenas, to name a few of many — to provide compost and recycling pickup services. State law […] Collection/Transfer — January 11, 2021
Newsletter Headline — January 6, 2021Catalyst Transforms Plastic Waste to Valuable Ingredients at Low TemperatureFor the first time, researchers have used a novel catalyst process to recycle a type of plastic found in everything from grocery bags and food packaging to toys and electronics into liquid fuels and wax. The team published their results on Dec. 10 in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. “Plastics are essential materials for our life […] Newsletter Headline — January 6, 2021
