Composting
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Composting
USDA Grant Funds Backyard Composting In New Mexico
The New Mexico Recycling Coalition (NMRC) received $88,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture as part of a competitive grant process through the Rural Utilities Services. The funding supports initiatives to divert material from landfills within New Mexico’s smallest communities of 10,000 residents or less. This will be accomplished through the establishment of reuse centers,...
AD & Biogas
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AD & Biogas, Composting, Facilities, Food Waste
Adding AD To Composting Facility Footprint
New municipal projects in Belgium are putting in high solids anaerobic digesters at their existing composting sites.
Food Waste
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Collection, Food Waste
Innovation In Food Scraps Collection
Illinois organics recycler launches compost kiosks for households to drop off source separated food waste.
Climate
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Climate, Composting, Soil Health
Rattan Lal Honored With 2020 World Food Prize
Dr. Rattan Lal, the featured speaker at the virtual Compost Council of Canada annual conference several weeks ago, was just awarded the 2020 World Food Prize.
BioCycle Blog, Climate
Climate Politics — An Oxymoron
Over the last four decades, time and again, we have hammered home the scientifically proven benefits that organics recycling offers to draw down carbon in the atmosphere — while simultaneously improving soil health and water quality …
Climate, Composting, Connections
Connections: Recycled Organics And Fire-Ravaged Soils
The few research trials to date indicate that compost, biosolids and mulch are effective at holding soils burned by wildfire in place.
Markets
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Composting, Markets, Storm Water Management
Caltrans Compost Use Workshop Recording Available
In addition to rolling out innovative methods to improve water quality, the workshops provided attendees with the opportunity to ask questions of a diverse team of experts.
Climate, Connections, Markets
Connections: Fire And Soil
What are the impacts of wildfires on soils? Continuation of BioCycle’s Drawdown series explains the effects and the role that organics play in the soil’s recovery.
Composting, Markets, Policies + Regulations
National Zero Waste Conference Going Virtual In December
The National Recycling Coalition (NRC) and its partners announced the National Zero Waste Conference has been reformatted as a virtual conference, now scheduled for December 1-3, 2020.
