Composting
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Composting, Food Waste, Markets, Operations, Soil Health
California County Opens Source Separated Organics Composting Facility
Kern County (CA) Public Works held a grand opening of its Shafter-Wasco Composting Facility in Shafter in October 2025, providing the county with its own composting capacity versus using merchant facilities in the region.
Food Waste
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Collection, Community Composting, Composting, Food Waste
Philadelphia’s Bennett Compost And Circle Compost Combine Forces
Bennett Compost announced its acquisition of Circle Compost on December 12, with the merger officially taking effect in 2026.
AD & Biogas
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AD & Biogas, Facilities, Food Waste, Operations, Preprocessing
MRF Integration At Food Waste Depackaging And AD Facility
A stand-alone food waste digester in central New York installed a materials recovery facility to capture recyclable packaging from the incoming feedstock flow.
Markets
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Community Composting, Composting, Food Waste, Markets
Composting Salmon Carcasses
"…We will now be composting our fish carcasses. Every ton of fish becomes about a cubic yard of compost.”
Climate
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Composting
Co-Composting Slaughterhouse Waste With Biochar
Study evaluated if biochar can extend the duration of the thermophilic phase of composting, ultimately increasing organic matter degradation and potential material throughput.
Policies + Regulations
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Composting, Food Waste, Policies + Regulations
Zero Food Waste Act Reintroduced In Congress
Congresswomen Pingree and Brownley reintroduced the Zero Food Waste Act while Senator Booker reintroduced companion legislation in the Senate.