Composting
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Collection, Composting, Contamination, Food Waste, Operations
Increasing Throughput on Same Composting Site Footprint
Top Photo: Incoming food waste streams are composted in four covered aerated static pile zones inside a fabric structure for four weeks, then moved into windrows for further composting and curing. Photos by Nora Goldstein and Robert Spencer Nora Goldstein The Windham Solid Waste Management District (WSWMD), located in Brattleboro, Vermont, has been composting food...
Food Waste
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Collection, Compostable Products, Composting, Food Waste, Policies + Regulations, Soil Health
Italy’s Biorepack Shows Europe How to Handle Compostable Bioplastics
Top Photo: Compostable bags used for food waste collection in Italy. Photo by Massimo Centemero, CIC Helena Nageler-Petritz Originally reported by Helena Nageler-Petritz for Waste Management World, the global waste management news and analysis publication run by the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA). This abridged article is used with permission from Waste Management World. Read...
AD & Biogas
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Collection, Composting, Contamination, Food Waste, Policies + Regulations
Australia Is Two-Thirds Short of Its Organics Collection Goal — And Contamination Is the Reason Why
AORA's new position paper says Australia's household food and garden organics collection program needs fixes to contamination, bin design, and compostable liner standards before scaling further.
Markets
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Composting, General, Markets
Hudson Valley Town Builds Momentum for Commercial Food Scrap Composting
Cold Spring, New York is expanding commercial food scrap composting through technical assistance, local partnerships, and a growing business pilot.
Climate
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Composting, General
You Don’t Need the Biggest Grinder — You Need the Right One
It’s easy to assume the biggest grinder on the lot is the safest buy. For a lot of compost and mulch operations, it isn’t. A grinder sized to the operation — not the biggest one available — usually does more for the bottom line. It costs less to own, it’s plenty capable for daily volume,...
Policies + Regulations
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Composting, Food Waste, Policies + Regulations
US Composting Council Joins Zero Food Waste Coalition Steering Committee
The U.S. Composting Council and The Farmlink Project join the Zero Food Waste Coalition Steering Committee, expanding composting and agriculture voices in food waste policy.