Organics

Editor's note: To add to the waste and recycling industry's dialogue about food-scrap management, we are presenting a lengthy perspective...

An industry veteran takes a look at the critical elements of successful source-separation programs targeting food. To start, he outlines...

Efforts to reduce the amount of food we throw away are gaining momentum, with more and more countries across Europe...

Curbside recycling can put additional collection trucks on the road. But the recycling process ultimately brings environmental benefits that far...

Food processors, farms and municipalities all have felt pressures to send less organic material to landfills. They could eventually get...

Some California beverage redemption centers report more difficulties, and we look at the presidential candidates' recycling bon mots and bonafides....

A reporter tests the expiration dates stamped on food, and a curbside recycling contract dispute gets dirty. Lessons in food...

This story originally appeared in the June 2016 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content....

A pair of bills in Massachusetts could have some impact on recovery. One mandates reductions in statewide per-capita waste generation...

Efforts aimed at organics diversion and food-waste reduction grabbed attention during International Compost Awareness Week. The awareness initiative is held...