Newsletter Headline — September 13, 2018C40 Declaration Signals International Shift Away from Waste Incineration and Towards Zero WasteAt the Global Climate Action Summit, the C40 network launched the declaration: “Advancing Towards Zero Waste.” Twenty three cities and regions have signed on, including San Francisco, Auckland, Catalonia, Copenhagen, Dubai, London, Milan, Montreal, New York City, Paris, Rotterdam, Sydney, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Toronto, Vancouver, and Washington D.C. The participating cities have committed to reduce […] Newsletter Headline — September 13, 2018
Compost/Organic Recycling — September 12, 2018It’s a First to Zero Waste for Giant Food StoresThe Carlisle, PA-based grocer, part of Ahold Delhaize USA, said that the Giant store at 481 West Penn Ave. in Cleona, Pa., is the chain’s first to attain U.S. Environmental Protection Agency zero-waste status. The designation signifies that 90% or more of the store’s total waste is being diverted from a landfill or incineration. “To […] Compost/Organic Recycling — September 12, 2018
Newsletter Headline — September 3, 2018Walmart Plans To Reach Zero Waste by 2025Walmart’s current goal is to achieve zero waste in their Canada, Japan, UK, and U.S. operations by 2025. By the end of last year, Walmart had diverted 81 percent of its U.S. waste from landfills, and 78 percent globally. “In 2005, Walmart began to look at the interplay of waste and usable materials and to […] Newsletter Headline — September 3, 2018
Collection/Transfer — August 31, 2018Iowa State’s New Recycling Coordinator Wants Zero Waste by 2025Iowa State’s newly appointed recycling coordinator Ayodeji Oluwalana, plans to change how Iowa State views recycling. Currently, Iowa State University generates nearly tens of tons of trash and recyclable waste every week. Most of this waste is trucked over to resource recovery center where it is burned for energy, and much of it ends up in […] Collection/Transfer — August 31, 2018
