Composting
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Waste To Community Wealth Infographics
ILSR explains, “Our new infographics explain Big Waste’s profitable and polluting playbook and how local composting and wasted food reduction offers a circular alternative that turns waste into local wealth.”
Food Waste
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Reduction In Unsold Food Rates
Rates have decreased by 30% — the largest reduction ever recorded — since 2019 among food retailers on the West Coast …
AD & Biogas
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Optimizing Biogas Revenue At Codigestion Facilities
The federal Renewable Fuel Standard’s Set Rule allows codigestion of feedstocks such as food waste and manure to generate both D3 and D5 RIN values.
Markets
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RNG Incentive Act Proposes $1 Per Gallon Tax Credit
“This bill aims to reduce emissions and greenhouse gases, spur job creation, strengthen domestic energy supply chains, and to provide long-term certainty in the remaining credit in place through 2035,” notes The Transport Project.
Climate
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Connections: Is Dog Poop The Final Composting Frontier?
Between cats and dogs, roughly 14.8 million tons of poop are produced annually.
Policies + Regulations
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Packaging EPR Bill Passed In Maryland
Maryland will become the sixth state in the U.S. to enact packaging EPR legislation — after Maine (2021), Oregon (2021), Colorado (2022), California (2022), and Minnesota (2024).