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Potential Game-Changer For RINs “Waivers”
Avalanche of small refinery RFS economic hardship “waivers” may be coming to an end after court ruling.
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Connections: Can Compost Draw Down Carbon?
Series examines all the ways compost reduces CO2 in the atmosphere. Part I
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Design Plans For Low Cost Rotary Drum
A low-tech rotary drum composting unit to compost food waste is in use at several schools. The design is free to download.
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Third Tier Of NYC Businesses Added To Organics Regulations
The third tier of organics regulations for New York City (NYC) businesses has been signed into law and will be hitting the streets on July 31, 2020, reports Common Ground Compost, which offers source separation set-up, training and organics collection services. The following types of businesses are being added to the existing regulations, requiring them Read the full story >
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Economics Of Backyard Chickens
Maureen Breen is president of Philadelphia Backyard Chickens and an advocate for feeding food scraps to chickens. She also supports regulatory changes in Philadelphia to allow for the urban chickens, which is prohibited at this time.
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[Not Quite Healthy] State Of Curbside Recycling
The Recycling Partnership (TRP) released the 2020 State of Curbside Recycling Report in mid-February, and the state of the recycling union is not great — although the potential to reverse that is more promising. More than 20 million tons of curbside recyclable materials are disposed annually, notes the report.
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Veteran Compost Hits 10-Year Milestone
Compost manufacturer collects commercial and residential food waste in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. metro areas.
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Growing The Dairy Biogas-To-RNG Supply
Strategic partnership between Dominion Energy and Vanguard Renewables to build dairy digesters to produce RNG.
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Letter To The Editor: Can Scalable Organics Diversion Happen?
Letter To The Editor: Can Scalable Organics Diversion Happen?
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Ann Arbor Keeps Residents Informed About PFAS
The City of Ann Arbor, Michigan’s Compost Facility PFAS Fact Sheet — “Keeping Our Customers Informed About PFAS” — includes frequently asked questions about PFAS in compost.
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BioCycle magazine, BioCycle.net and BioCycle Conferences are your go-to source for recovering the maximum value out of every ton of organic waste and wastewater generated. BioCycle shows how to process organic residuals — yard trimmings, food waste, woody materials, biosolids, manure, high strength organic wastes, municipal solid waste (MSW), and other source separated feedstocks into value-added products — and create jobs and green enterprises. Products include compost and engineered soils, biogas-derived electricity, vehicle fuels and renewable natural gas. Products that renew agricultural and urban soils, reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
