Composting
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Composting, Facilities, Food Waste, Policies + Regulations
Miami-Dade County Launches Composting Pilot to Evaluate Organics Diversion Opportunities
Miami-Dade County is evaluating a composting pilot at the South Dade Landfill that will process up to 100 tons of food scraps and yard debris every 10 weeks to support future organics diversion and Zero Waste planning.
Food Waste
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Food Waste, General, Markets, Policies + Regulations
Northeast Waste Disposal Capacity Is Shrinking. Here’s What the Data Shows.
A new NEWMOA report finds 26 of every 100 tons of Northeast waste is already exported out of the region, with significant landfill capacity losses projected before 2030.
AD & Biogas
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AD & Biogas, Connections, Food Waste, General, Operations
Menu Planning For A High AD Biogas Yield
Sally Brown breaks down the science of methane yields in anaerobic digestion, from fat-rich feedstocks to co-digestion balancing acts — and why what you feed a digester matters as much as how you run it.
Markets
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Collection, Composting, Contamination, Food Waste, Policies + Regulations, Preprocessing, Soil Health
Vermont Agency In Final Stage of Food Waste Depackaging Rulemaking
Top: Source separated food waste streams are unloaded on the tip floor (left). Skid steer loading pallet of packaged food waste into the hopper that feeds the processing line (right). The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources’ Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) closed the final comment period on its Draft Solid Waste Management Rules (SWMR) on...
Climate
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Compostable Products, Composting, Policies + Regulations
Funding the Future of Compostable Field Testing
The Compostable Field Testing Program outlines its next phase: an Operations Matrix that will help composters and producers predict disintegration outcomes based on real-world facility conditions and material specs.
Policies + Regulations
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Biosolids, Contamination, Operations, Policies + Regulations
PFAS in Biosolids: What Organics Recyclers Need to Know Right Now
With no federal PFAS standard finalized, states are setting their own rules on biosolids land application. Here's what organics recyclers need to know about the shifting regulatory landscape.