A bill in Congress creates a federal grant and loan guarantee program for composting infrastructure projects. | Orhan Cam / Shutterstock
Members of Congress have recently introduced legislation looking to measure and reduce food waste, and to support composting.
A new coalition will advocate for expanded diversion of food waste from landfill. | maerzkind / Shutterstock
Organics processing stakeholders have created a coalition to advocate for expanding America’s composting infrastructure.
The Isla Vista Compost Collective officially began in the fall of 2017. It is now a growing, municipally run project.
Local program leaders discussed their challenges during an online industry gathering last week. | Michael Vi/Shutterstock
Last week, the Solid Waste Association of North America held its annual Wastecon event online. Not surprisingly, much of the talk during virtual sessions focused on the pandemic. But other topics got their due as well.
The Isla Vista Compost Collective officially began in the fall of 2017. It is now a growing, municipally run project.
Communities across Vermont are delving deeper into organics diversion, after a statewide landfill ban on food scraps took effect in July. | Alseenrodelap.nl – Elco/Shutterstock
An industry group released labeling guidelines to keep non-compostable packaging out of the green bin, and New York provided an overview of updates to the state’s food scraps recycling law.
CalRecycle is set to award nearly $16 million to six composting and anaerobic digestion projects. | Jan Vaclav Herodes/Shutterstock
Garden State lawmakers passed a food-waste reduction bill, an industry group released tips on starting waste reduction programs, and California is set to award millions for composting and anaerobic digestion projects. Continue Reading
A recent Greenpeace report noted companies are increasingly calling a wider variety of products “recyclable.” | Marko Rupena/Shutterstock
Several recycling industry reports were recently released, including a Greenpeace indictment of recyclability labeling, the latest updates from Closed Loop Partners, and one state’s investigation of food waste in public schools.
