Composting, Renewable Energy & Sustainability

Fate Of Compostables In Industrial SSO Debate about acceptance leads to research trials at full-scale facility.
Incorporating Depackaging Into Operation Managing contamination and expanding accepted materials
Moving The Needle On Biogas To RNG Brightmark's growth trajectory in the AD and RNG space

Fate Of Compostable Products During Industrial Composting Of SSO

Debate in the Netherlands about acceptance of compostable products in source separated organics based on disintegration rate in current processing infrastructure led to research trials at full-scale facility. Part I.
Maarten van der Zee and Karin Molenveld
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Connections: Know Your Enemy — Primer On SARS-CoV-2

The first step is to understand the difference between bacteria and viruses. Bacteria are living things. Viruses are not alive. You can think of them like hijackers.
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USCC Applies For Stand-Alone Industry Code

The US Composting Council (USCC), the leading organization representing the commercial compost industry, has applied to the Census Bureau for a NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) code for “Compost Manufacturing.” The current classification under which composting fall is 325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing.
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Remembering The King Of The Windrow

We recently learned that Dr. Lester (Les) Kuhlman passed away in April. Les introduced his compost turner — branded as King of the Windrow — in 1975. His company, Resource Recovery Systems International (RRSI), had its origins in the agricultural market, where he already was working as a composting consultant to feedlots and other animal agricultural operations.
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CalRecycle SB1383 Case Studies

California’s SB 1383 Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction law requires the state to reduce organic waste (food waste, green waste, paper products, etc.) disposal by 75% by 2025 — more than 20 million tons annually. The law also requires the state to increase edible food recovery by 20 percent by 2025.
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Lessons In Community Composting: Collection and Processing — Growth And Insights

Community Composting can be done at different scales depending on business focus, location and goals for growth. The various methods and systems make each operation unique. Part III
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AD Update: RINs “Hardship Waivers”

The Tenth Circuit’s decision invalidating most small refinery” waivers triggers familiar tidal waves.
Michael H. Levin
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Remembering Eliot Epstein — Mentor And Composting Scientist

It is only fitting that we give tribute to Dr. Epstein’s legacy as a world-renowned scientist, visionary, teacher, mentor, friend and family man.
Todd Williams
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Live And In Person … Telling Our Organics Recycling Stories

In January, Ryan Cooper and Katie Kinnear of Rubicon® visited BioCycle’s office in Emmaus, Pennsylvania (PA), to learn more about our company’s history and to get our take on all things organics recycling — from source reduction to zero waste, with a focus on food. Rubicon is a technology company that provides smart waste and recycling solutions to businesses and governments worldwide.
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California’s SB 1383 Requires Water Efficient Landscapes

At a workshop at BioCycle’s WEST COAST18 Conference in March 2018 titled, “Compost & Digestate Volumes Are Increasing — Are California Markets Ready?,” MWELO was recognized as a tool for compost market development, but one that wasn’t strictly enforced. With California’s SB 1383 Short-Live Climate Pollutants Reduction Act requiring compost and mulch procurement by jurisdictions, use of the ordinance may increase.
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