Landfills — September 19, 2019Covanta Hempstead Celebrates 30 Years of Service to the CommunityCovanta Hempstead, Long Island’s largest Energy-from-Waste facility, is celebrating 30 years of service to the community. Opened in 1989, the facility is a vital outlet for sustainably managing the waste generated by residents of the Town of Hempstead and other neighboring municipalities. “When it comes to the environment and building a more sustainable future, we […] Landfills — September 19, 2019
Collection/Transfer — September 17, 2019A New Report Details Impact Of Food-Waste Reduction EffortsMassachusetts is one of only six states — five of them clustered in the Northeast, the other being California — and seven metro areas that have implemented organic waste bans on some level. And CET has helped area businesses develop strategies to reduce food waste, so a recent partnership with the Harvard Law School Food […] Collection/Transfer — September 17, 2019
Newsletter Headline — September 17, 2019Oil Majors Face Further Pain As Plastics Fall Out Of FashionOil and gas producers demand may be under threat with regards to the petrochemicals market, thanks to the global backlash against plastics from both consumers and regulators. That’s the view of index provider and investment analyst MSCI, which says that “amid the shift toward electric vehicles and global efforts to rein in fossil-fuel emissions, oil […] Newsletter Headline — September 17, 2019
Collection/Transfer — September 17, 2019Dart Container Corporation Partners with Keep America Beautiful on National Plogging InitiativesDart Container Corporation and Keep America Beautiful®, the nation’s leading community improvement nonprofit organization, announces Dart will be the Title Sponsor on all Keep America Beautiful national plogging initiatives, including the Keep America Beautiful Trash Dash™. Plogging, the act of picking up litter while jogging, debuted in Sweden in 2016 and was adopted by Keep […] Collection/Transfer — September 17, 2019
Compost/Organic Recycling — September 15, 2019GAO Report Examines How Date Label Confusion Contributes to Food WasteU.S. Government Accountability Office GAO recommends the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Serice (FSIS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) work with stakeholders outside the federal government to reduce consumer confusion about date labels that contribute to food wast. Almost one-third of the U.S. food supply is lost or wasted at the retail and […] Compost/Organic Recycling — September 15, 2019
Circular Economy — September 15, 2019California Packaging Recycling Legislation StallsThe California Legislature did not approve Senate Bill 54 (SB 54) and Assembly Bill 1080 (AB 1080), legislation that would have set ambitious new recycling and waste reduction targets for packaging. The Legislature has recessed for the year and will reconvene on January 6, 2020, when both bills may be reconsidered. The American Chemistry Council […] Circular Economy — September 15, 2019
Collection/Transfer — September 15, 2019Caglia Environmental Contributes Services to San Joaquin River Clean-upCaglia Environmental is preserving and protecting the environment by participating in the Great Sierra River Clean Up at the San Joaquin River in Fresno County on Saturday, September 21, 2019. “We’re pleased to be a part of the Great Sierra River Clean Up at the San Joaquin River,”said Rich Caglia, head of Corporate Development and […] Collection/Transfer — September 15, 2019
Compost/Organic Recycling — September 12, 2019Anticipating a Ten-Fold Increase in Food Waste to Process, Waste Management District TransitionsLooking for ways to make a dent in that volume, in 2013 the Monterey Regional Waste Management District signed on to a pilot program for an anaerobic digester, which accepts a blend of 70-percent food scraps and 30-percent yard clippings, and over the course of 21 days, breaks that down to create methane gas. The […] Compost/Organic Recycling — September 12, 2019
Circular Economy — September 9, 20195 Ways to Use the Ecological Responsibility Trend in the Waste BusinessJessica Fender and Daniela McVicker Ecological responsibility is a hot trend. If you open a local newspaper or visit an international news portal, you will immediately find new articles related to this topic. Bloggers, journalists, environmentalists, as well as ordinary consumers – everyone discusses environmental issues on the web. And, naturally, they also discuss the […] Circular Economy — September 9, 2019
Newsletter Headline — September 8, 2019Fort Dodge Airport in Iowa to Quit Selling Plastic BottlesAt the Fort Dodge Airport, bottles are being replaced with aluminum cans. Aluminum cans are 100% recyclable, which is not true for recycled plastic, according to Rhonda Chambers, FD Regional Airport director of aviation. In another effort to reduce its plastic footprint, Chambers said the airport is replacing single-use plastic water bottles with a water […] Newsletter Headline — September 8, 2019
Compost/Organic Recycling — September 6, 2019Nashville TN’s Zero Waste Plan Calls for Mandatory Recycling and CompostingNashville wants to manage trash as a resource instead of throwing it in the landfill in Rutherford County which only has eight years of space left, according to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. Nashville’s new zero waste master plan just drafted in July adopts proven practices from cities like San Francisco, which in an even […] Compost/Organic Recycling — September 6, 2019
Government and Regulations — September 3, 2019Outlines of Plastic Waste Debate Emerge in Congress as Lawmakers Step Up FocusWhile it’s still early stages, some lawmakers are floating ideas like producer responsibility bills for packaging and European Union-style restrictions on some single-use plastics. But other legislators seem to be steering toward proposals that focus on more traditional goals, like building out government-financed curbside recycling infrastructure. What’s emerging are the broad outlines of a debate. […] Government and Regulations — September 3, 2019
