Composting
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Composting, Soil Health, Storm Water Management
Soil Profile Rebuilding Using Compost
Virginia Tech created a specification for soil rebuilding to increase adoption of this cost-effective post-land development rehabilitation technique.
AD & Biogas
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AD & Biogas, Facilities, Food Waste
Biogas To RNG Facility Opens On Vermont Dairy Farm
Goodrich Family Farm in Salisbury, Vermont hosted the official grand opening of an anaerobic digestion facility at its 900-cow dairy farm on July 21.
Food Waste
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Collection, Compostable Packaging, Composting, Facilities, Food Waste
Happy Trash Can
Happy Trash Can (HTC) Curbside Composting, LLC in Bozeman, Montana was founded in 2016 by Ryan Green and Adrienne Huckabone to offer collection and composting of source separated organics from residents and businesses.
Climate
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Climate, Composting, Markets, Policies + Regulations, Soil Health, Storm Water Management
Soil Organic Matter Mandates
Requirements for minimum soil organic matter content, driven by water supply and water quality issues, are being increasingly be adopted by local governments.
Climate, Storm Water Management
Urban Drought Resilience Tools
Utilization of tools such as grey water use, recycling treated wastewater and green storm water infrastructure are becoming more common. Part II
Climate, Policies + Regulations
Circular Cities Initiative In Canada
Fifteen local governments have been selected to participate in the Canadian Circular Cities & Regions Initiative’s (CCRI) Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Network, designed to promote job creation and sustainable practices in the post-pandemic economy.
Markets
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Climate, Markets, Soil Health
Can Increased SOM Reduce Crop Insurance Payouts?
Using U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data on county-wide corn yields, a Yale University research team determined that increasing soil organic matter (SOM) by one percent would reduce the average proportion of liabilities under severe drought conditions by 36%.
Compostable Packaging, Markets
Plastics Pact Roadmap To Reusable, Recyclable And Compostable By 2025
The U.S. Plastics Pact (U.S. Pact), a consortium formed in August 2020 and led by The Recycling Partnership and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) as part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s global Plastics Pact Network, released an aggressive national strategy to ensure all plastic packaging will be reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2025.
Climate, Composting, Markets, Soil Health, Storm Water Management
Recycled Organics As Drought Resilience Tools
Application of organics increases soil water, resulting in greater drought tolerance for non-irrigated crops and less frequent irrigation for irrigated crops.
