Composting
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Collection, Community Composting, Composting, Food Waste, Markets
New RFI Signals Push for Decentralized Composting Network in Hamilton County
Top image: Existing and planned organics recycling infrastructure in Hamilton County. Source: Organics Processing Feasibility Study Hamilton County, Ohio officials are moving forward with plans to expand food scrap composting capacity in southwest Ohio with the release of a Request for Interest (RFI) that seeks potential sites and experienced operators for new facilities. Issued by...
Food Waste
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AD & Biogas, Composting, Food Waste, Markets
Retail Food Waste Diversion Shifts as Composting and Anaerobic Digestion Expand
Efforts to divert retail food waste in the United States are evolving as infrastructure, reporting practices, and operational models change across the supply chain. New data from the U.S. Food Waste Pact 2025 Data Report highlights several emerging trends, including improved tracking of surplus food destinations, increased use of anaerobic digestion (AD), and growing attention...
AD & Biogas
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AD & Biogas, Business+Finance, Facilities, Markets
Biogas Infrastructure Expansion Tops $2 Billion in 2025
Top: Trenton Biogas processes commercial, municipal, industrial, and agricultural food waste streams in the facility’s digesters. Photo courtesy of Trenton Renewables Paula Luu Investment in new U.S. biogas infrastructure surpassed $2 billion in 2025, reflecting continued expansion for a sector that converts organic waste into renewable energy, fuels, and soil products. New data released by...
Markets
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Composting, Food Waste, Markets, Policies + Regulations
Agromin Composts 1.25 Million Tons in 2025 as SB 1383 Programs Mature
Top Photo: Limoneira Composting Site. Credit: Agromin. Agromin, California’s largest organics recycler, composted more than 1.25 million tons of organic waste in 2025, a 250,000 ton increase over 2024. The Oxnard-based company operates 21 processing and composting facilities statewide, supplying finished compost and mulch products to agriculture, landscaping, public agencies, and residents. The growth comes...
Climate
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Composting, General
NYS Organics Summit Brings Focus to Food Waste Infrastructure and Financing
Credit: McEnroe Farms Organics recycling professionals across the Northeast will gather this spring for the NYS Organics Summit, a 3-day event focused on advancing food waste prevention and donation, and composting and anaerobic digestion infrastructure. The summit brings together compost manufacturers, food scrap haulers, municipal program managers, researchers, state officials, and policymakers to explore practical...
Policies + Regulations
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Composting, Food Waste, Policies + Regulations
Rhode Island Bills Aim to Reinforce Food Waste Recycling Compliance
Top Photo Credit: Adobe Express Lawmakers in Rhode Island are advancing legislation aimed at strengthening enforcement of the state’s commercial food waste disposal ban, signaling a renewed focus on compliance more than a decade after the policy was first adopted. According to reporting by EcoRI News, the proposed bills would increase oversight and clarify enforcement...