Composting
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Don’t Spoil The Soil — New Insights On Composting And Contamination
The Composting Consortium, an industry collaboration led by the Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners, released its Don’t Spoil the Soil: The Challenge of Contamination at Composting Sites report at the end of February, which includes first-of-its-kind data on the amount of contamination at U.S. composting facilities, and the significant cost to manage it.
Food Waste
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Labeling Law-Compliant Compostable Foodservice Ware
Eco-Products® introduced a new product line designed to make it easier for consumers, composters, and the entire foodservice value chain to differentiate between certified compostable and non-compostable products.
AD & Biogas
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Anaerobic Digestion Of Compostable Packaging
Can large-scale AD facilities in the U.S. effectively process compostable packaging? Recent assessment helps answer the question.
Markets
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Sales Tax Exemption For Compost Sold To Farms
The North Carolina General Assembly approved exemption of compost sales from the state’s sales and use taxes to qualifying North Carolina farmers who use the compost primarily in farming operations.
Climate
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State Of Disposal And Recycling In California
CalRecycle released its 2022 State of Disposal and Recycling Report last month, which estimates that California’s overall waste generation from residents and commercial businesses in 2022 was about 76 million tons.
Policies + Regulations
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Labeling Law-Compliant Compostable Foodservice Ware
Eco-Products® introduced a new product line designed to make it easier for consumers, composters, and the entire foodservice value chain to differentiate between certified compostable and non-compostable products.