Composting
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Design For Compostability
The U.S. Plastics Pact released its Design for Compostability Playbook” in August 2024, along with similar Design for Circularity Playbooks on recyclability and reuse.
Food Waste
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North Carolina Food Recovery, Organics Recycling Grants
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (NCDEQ) Food Waste Reduction Grant application period is open to local governments, non-profits, and businesses to develop food waste reduction infrastructure by expanding food donation networks or organics recycling operations, including collection and hauling.
AD & Biogas
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Anaerobic Digestion Of Compostable Packaging
Can large-scale AD facilities in the U.S. effectively process compostable packaging? Recent assessment helps answer the question.
Markets
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State of Sustainable Fleets In 2024
“State of Sustainable Fleets” provides historic data and analysis on leading sustainable technologies for fleets — including electrification, renewable natural gas (RNG) and renewable diesel …
Climate
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Calculating Dairy Methane Emissions Reductions
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) held a public workshop in late August about CARB's progress in compiling California-specific dairy activity data and evaluating the dairy sector emissions trends.
Policies + Regulations
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New Illinois Law Requires Large Event Recycling And Composting
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation that requires large event facilities with a legal occupancy of at least 3,500 people to provide for the composting of organic materials, collected separately from recyclable materials, during an event held at the facility.