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Policies To Put Carbon Back In Soils
Carbon 180, the Center for Carbon Renewal, spent the last 3 years working with producers, local organizations, and policymakers in the Rocky Mountain states to understand how policies and science can modernize to support practices that put carbon back into soils. |
Connections: Why Regenerative Agriculture Needs Recycled Organics
The importance of recycled organics in regenerative agriculture needs to be understood, not only by the municipalities that manage the feedstocks, but also by climate strategists and most importantly, state and federal agencies. Part VII |
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Natural Gas Utility Announces New Source Of RNG
FortisBC, a natural gas utility in British Columbia (BC), has a “30BY30” target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2030. |
California’s SB 1383 Compost And Mulch Procurement Factsheets
The regulations for California Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383), the Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Reduction Act, are in the final public comment period, established to review “nonsubstantive” changes that do not impact the scope of the regulations. |
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Connections: Too Much Nitrogen To Eat
We’ve gone from famine to feast when it comes to nutrients to help plants grow. One example is nitrogen. Here’s a climate-smart strategy to wean off synthetic N by using the N in recycled organics. |
Draft Soil Enrichment Protocol Incentivizes Carbon Storage
The Climate Action Reserve (CAR) released a first draft of its new Soil Enrichment Protocol (SEP) on April 17th that gives carbon credits for regenerative farming practices. |
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Connections: Irrigation + Compost Math
How much does adding compost to production agriculture soils reduce irrigation needs? Let’s do the math. Part V.2 |
Connections: Why Compost Is Cheapest Irrigation System
The bottom line is more organic matter means that the soil holds more water. Part V.1 |
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Seattle’s Winning Strategy For Managing Organics
When programs, garbage collection fees, or regulations cause households to move organics out of the garbage cart and into the organics cart, costs for managing MSW go down. |
Book Review: “The Waste Between Our Ears”
In times of rising heat, fire and rising waters, this new book by Gerry Gillespie presents recycling and composting as the means to achieve a zero waste economy. |
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Feed Chickens, Not Landfills
A backyard chicken is expected to consume approximately 1.6 pounds of food scraps per week. |
Organic On The Front Line Of California’s Climate Resilience
Fundamentally, organic farming practices, including use of compost, build healthy soils that store carbon and water — and yield food that builds healthy people. |
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Connections: Hail To The Trees … And The Biosolids
Drawdown series continues with carbon sequestration related to trees and the benefits of adding recycled organics. Part IV |
Biomethane Pathway To 2030
Charlotte Morton, Chief Executive of the United Kingdom’s Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA), wrote the following in the foreword to “Biomethane: The Pathway To 2030,” an ADBA report released in early March: “Time and time again, prominent organizations with the ear of our government have highlighted biomethane’s vital role in the [current] decade of decarbonization. |
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Urban Compost Math — Calculating Carbon Offsets
Research study modeled likely rates of carbon sequestration for urban uses of compost. Applications included growing lawns, trees, urban agriculture and for use alongside urban roadways. |
Baltimore’s Fair Development Plan For Zero Waste
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance worked with Zero Waste Associates to prepare Baltimore’s Fair Development Plan for Zero Waste for United Workers of Baltimore. |
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Connections: Can Compost Draw Down Carbon?
Series examines all the ways compost reduces CO2 in the atmosphere. Part I |
BioCycle Trailblazer: Sally Brown, PhD, University of Washington
Sally Brown is a woman with many talents and achievements. |
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Fueling Trash Trucks With RNG
Replacing 90,000 gallons of diesel fuel with RNG will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents annually. |
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101 For Low Carbon Fuel Standard
California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, which grew out of the state’s Global Warming Solutions Act, is stimulating markets for biogas, including renewable natural gas. |
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Green Sports Alliance Update 2018
Among the latest developments are formation of Green Sports Alliance Japan, and commercialization of a compostable peanut bag. |
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California Launches Its Organics Revolution
The Director and Chief Deputy Director of CalRecycle explain scope of state’s landmark new climate law and describe creative solutions that are key to its success. |
Deeper Dive Into Zero Waste
Credential and certification programs are available to universities and businesses to guide initiatives and achieve a minimum of 90 percent diversion. |
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Advancing Sports Greening
The Green Sports Alliance does not ask its members to be perfect, explains Justin Zeulner, Executive Director: “We ask them to show that these goals can be accomplished.” |
California Climate Smart Ag Initiative Launched
Gov. Jerry Brown announced creation of the Healthy Soils Initiative in 2015. A recent Summit brought stakeholders together to discuss implementation and funding. |
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University Campus Restoration Earns SITES Certification
Project is designed to mimic the function of natural desert riparian corridors using native soils, rocks and vegetation to slow and cleanse storm water. |
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Market Transformation For Sustainable Landscapes
SITES® offers a rating system that defines what a sustainable site is and, ultimately, elevates the value of landscapes in the built environment. |
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California “All In” On Organics Recycling
In a Q&A session, Scott Smithline, Director of CalRecycle, provides insights on why organics recycling is critical to tackling climate change, depleted soil, drought and renewable energy generation. |
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Major Companies Earn Zero Waste Certifications
The U.S. Zero Waste Business Council’s certification requires facilities to have a minimum of 90 percent overall diversion from landfills, incineration and the environment. |
Farm Aid Plants Seeds Of Sustainability
Venues hosting Farm Aid’s annual concert are required to serve food sustainably grown by local family farmers and institute organics recycling. |
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How Your Community Can Be Zero Waste In 10 Years
No one has all the answers yet, but we know enough now to help any community in the U.S. make serious strides toward a Zero Waste future. |
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Energy Company Of The Future
Mary Powell, CEO, is leading Green Mountain Power to be a positive force for change, taking the path of lower cost, clean energy. “I am driven to make things better and am not afraid of doing things differently and taking risks,” she tells BioCycle. |
Low Cost Switch To 100% Renewables
Is Georgetown, Texas a model for other cities to follow to make a switch to 100 percent renewable energy? |
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Sports Venues Tout Reclaimed Water Firsts
The San Francisco 49ers’ new stadium, and an ice hockey arena in Los Angeles, both tap municipal systems to utilize recycled water. |
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A Path To Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions
A rich array of opportunities and new infrastructure strategies offer strong and simultaneous affordability, resilience and sustainability benefits. |
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Training The Zero Waste Workforce
Community Environmental Services, part of Portland State University, trains and employs students to offer zero waste management services to companies, institutions and public agencies. |
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Managing Fall Leaves In Victoria, British Columbia
The City Parks Division has taken steps to reduce the carbon footprint of its annual leaf collection as well as expanded applications for finished compost and leaf mulch. |
Revisiting Urban Water Infrastructure
Transitions to practices such as green storm water infrastructure, grey water use and recycling treated wastewater are becoming more common. Part II |
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Book Review: More Inconvenient Truths, This Time For Recycling
BioCycle March/April 2014 |
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Compost And Mulch Aid Drought Survival
Composts and organics should be emphasized as much as efficient irrigation techniques to keep crops growing in these times of uncertain water supplies. Part I |
