Collection/Transfer — July 2, 2020Vermont’s Plastic Bag Ban, Food Scraps Mandate Go Into EffectLaws that ban plastic bags and prohibit Vermonters from throwing food scraps in the garbage have taken effect. As a result, all residents will be banned from trashing leftovers while grocers, retailers and restaurants will be prohibited from distributing single-use plastic bags. The food scraps law is set to take effect after Vermont lawmakers passed […] Collection/Transfer — July 2, 2020
Newsletter Headline — July 2, 2020Waste-to-Hydrogen Project Set for CaliforniaA California company that produces renewable hydrogen has joined with a Louisiana construction group on a project to build a modular waste-to-hydrogen production facility. Ways2H, based in Long Beach, California, and Ford, Bacon & Davis, a Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based engineering, procurement, and construction firm, announced a joint effort to design and build a California facility […] Newsletter Headline — July 2, 2020
Collection/Transfer — July 1, 2020Keep America Beautiful Joins SoulBuffalo’s Ocean Plastics Leadership Network as Nonprofit MemberKeep America Beautiful® announces it has joined SoulBuffalo’s Ocean Plastics Leadership Network (OPLN), a global community of retailers, brands, NGOs and alliances committed to developing new approaches, innovations and solutions-based projects to address the impacts of plastic waste. The organizations unite along the common goal of ending littering, with a specific focus on plastics in […] Collection/Transfer — July 1, 2020
Collection/Transfer — June 30, 2020California Makes Zero-Emission Trucks and Vans Mandatory by 2045California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) has passed a new rule that says all commercial trucks and vans sold in the state in 2045 must be zero-emission, in a bid to move the industry away from the dirty and harmful diesel engines that currently power most of these vehicles. It’s the first rule of its kind […] Collection/Transfer — June 30, 2020
Collection/Transfer — June 26, 2020Virtual SWANApalooza Wraps Up with a Look Towards the Future of Recycling and What Comes NextSWANA’s first-ever SWANApalooza wrapped up a week of virtual exhibit hall, networking opportunities, informative keynotes and sessions on Thursday, resulting in the successful transition of in-person event into an online forum. The first keynote of the day, “Overcoming Recycling Challenges and Taking Advantage of New Opportunities”, was introduced by SWANA’s CEO and Executive Director, David […] Collection/Transfer — June 26, 2020
Circular Economy — June 25, 2020Wednesday’s Virtual SWANApalooza Focuses on Legislation and Policies, Waste Management Strategies, Zero Waste and PFAS Research and FundingWednesday’s Virtual SWANApalooza once again started with not only the virtual tradeshow, but SWANA held additional meet and greets in their virtual booth where attendees had the chance to interact one-on-one with Jesse Maxwell, Senior Manager of Advocacy & Safety, Jeremy O’Brien, Director of Applied Research, Shelby Truxon, Membership Program Manager and David Biderman, SWANA’s Executive […] Circular Economy — June 25, 2020
Circular Economy — June 24, 2020First Day of Virtual SWANApalooza Conferences Present Important, Timely Topics on PFAS, COVID-19 Impact, State of Solid Waste and MoreIn quite a different and innovative approach to holding their annual event, SWANA’s Virtual SWANApalooza started on Monday with a preview of the virtual exhibit hall, where attendees could visit each company, see what they specialized in, watch videos posted, look at resources, and even video conference or chat with them as available. Attendees also […] Circular Economy — June 24, 2020
Circular Economy — June 24, 2020International: How Can We Follow Climate Scientists’ Lead to Slow Climate Change?John Hannen The Australian bushfires at the end of 2019 served as the latest stark reminder that climate change is happening — and happening fast. Earth is now the warmest it has been in more than 120,000 years, with 19 of the 20 warmest years on record all occurring since 2001. Calls for action […] Circular Economy — June 24, 2020
Circular Economy — June 23, 2020UL and Rubicon Announce Partnership to Promote Circularity, Zero Waste, and Sustainability Strategies to BusinessesUL, a leading global safety science company, has entered into a partnership with Rubicon, a software company born in the waste and recycling industry, to support each company’s shared circularity and sustainability aspirations to end waste, in all of its forms, while creating economic value. As part of the partnership, UL and Rubicon will work […] Circular Economy — June 23, 2020
Collection/Transfer — June 23, 2020Helping Cities Cut Food Waste: Natural Resources Defense Council Tools Accelerate Municipal EffortsAs cities move toward zero waste and reigning in their climate emissions, a new resource for municipal leaders makes it easier to tackle food waste. The NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) Food Matters project, with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, has released a compendium of templates, case studies, and guides for cities to achieve meaningful […] Collection/Transfer — June 23, 2020
Government and Regulations — June 11, 2020EPA Administrator Wheeler Announces $6.9 Million in Supplemental Funding for Additional Clean Up and Reuse of Brownfield Sites Across the NationEPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announces that the agency is providing $6.9 million in supplemental funding for 25 current successful Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (Revolving Loan) grantees at the former Mercury Newspaper headquarters, located in an opportunity zone in Pottstown, PA. The RLF supplemental funds are being provided to communities that have demonstrated success in using […] Government and Regulations — June 11, 2020
Compost/Organic Recycling — June 10, 2020Amid Pandemic, New Research Provides a Roadmap to Fight Hunger and Climate Change through Increased Food DonationThe Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) released a first-of-its-kind interactive resource to inspire long-term policy solutions to food waste, hunger, and climate change: The Global Food Donation Policy Atlas. In partnership with The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN), and with the support of the Walmart Foundation, The Global Food Donation Policy Atlas […] Compost/Organic Recycling — June 10, 2020
