Composting
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BioCycle Live, Composting, Operations, Storm Water Management
BioCycle Webinar: Getting the Water Balance Right at Compost Facilities
Feedstock moisture can swing a compost site’s water balance by 1.8 million gallons. Join BioCycle and ECS for a free 30-minute webinar on managing site water.
Food Waste
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Business+Finance, Composting, Operations
What Scaling Composters Know About Money
Compost Capital Network shares lessons from seven composters on financing growth, managing debt, improving unit economics and preparing for investment.
AD & Biogas
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Climate, Collection, Food Waste, General
Sprucing Up School Food With Gleaned Produce
Massachusetts’ CommonWealth Kitchen is the first and only food manufacturer in the state approved to process US Department of Agriculture (USDA) commodity ingredients for K-12 schools
Markets
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Composting, Food Waste, Markets, Policies + Regulations, Soil Health
What is a Ton of Organic Matter Worth?: Rethinking Brazil’s Composting Business Model
Brazil’s composters rely on compost sales rather than tip fees, making it hard to compete with other fertilizers and soil amendments in a market that doesn’t value organic matter returned to soil.
Climate
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Collection, Contamination, Food Waste
“Recycle Right” Study Has Takeaways for Organics
Repetition in outreach and education is key. It results in lower contamination in recycled materials.
Policies + Regulations
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Business+Finance, Composting, Food Waste, Policies + Regulations
Financing New Jersey’s Food Waste Recycling Infrastructure
New Jersey counties must plan to cut food waste 50% by 2035. Composters and municipalities are now focused on financing, contracts and infrastructure.