This story originally appeared in the January 2017 issue of Resource Recycling.
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This story originally appeared in the January 2017 issue of Resource Recycling.
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Efforts aimed at organics diversion and food-waste reduction grabbed attention during International Compost Awareness Week.
This story originally appeared in the June 2016 issue of Resource Recycling.
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Food processors, farms and municipalities all have felt pressures to send less organic material to landfills. They could eventually get help from a startup in California that is turning organics into biodegradable plastic.
Editor’s note: To add to the recycling industry’s dialogue about food-scrap management, we are presenting a lengthy perspective on the issue that was submitted to our publication by the former head of materials recovery programs for New York City.
Editor’s note: To add to the waste and recycling industry’s dialogue about food-scrap management, we are presenting a lengthy perspective on the issue that was submitted to our publication by the former head of materials recovery programs for New York City. All opinions are those of the author.