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Compostable packaging, Zero waste

Reinventing The Plastic Retail Bag

Image courtesy of Earth Matter NY

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New York City Council Restores Funding For NYC Compost Project

Compost Council Of Canada organics recycling facility survey results

Green infrastructure, Zero waste

Canada Puts Organics Recycling On The Map

Green infrastructure, Zero waste

Live And In Person … Telling Our Organics Recycling Stories

Compostable packaging, Food recovery, Zero waste

Compostable Resins Company Celebrates 30th Year

Agriculture, Zero waste

Book Review: “The Waste Between Our Ears”

Food waste and certified compostable products were accepted in the compostables bin (right). Compost Crusader, based in Milwaukee, composted the materials.

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Music Festivals Amp Up Organics Recycling Game

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Commentary: Zero Waste Requires Visionary Thinking

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Major Companies Earn Zero Waste Certifications

Thriving zero waste communities

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How Your Community Can Be Zero Waste In 10 Years

To make separation more convenient, foodservice employees can select bins that are most conducive to their particular stations. For example, a produce station uses a small round bucket atop the food bench.

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Military Base Steps Up To The Net Zero Challenge

A “weigh and sort” done at one of Fort Drum’s dining facilities (above and below) estimated that the amount of food waste produced per meal was around 0.5 lbs/person.

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Zero Waste At Fort Drum

Material assessments are integral to identifying all recyclables, landfill-bound waste and compostable organics. The value and composition of each material is broken down in detail in order to optimize recovery and reduce costs.

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Training The Zero Waste Workforce

Volunteers assist with mixing foods scraps from New York City’s Greenmarkets with an equal amount of preblended carbon amendment to create an aerated static pile. Earth Matter NY cofounder Marisa DeDominicis in on right.

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Composting, Zero Waste On NYC’s Governors Island

All of the food served at Sandwich Me In is sourced from regional farmers. Vrany tries to make as much as he can in-house to reduce food costs and waste.

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Chicago Restaurant Generates Zero Waste … Literally

Zero waste sports

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Winning With Zero Waste

After establishing a robust prevention program, collection of the remaining SSO should be designed to leverage a community’s existing infrastructure, e.g., cocollection of SSO and recyclables.

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Zero Waste Composting

The Ordot landfill was closed to new dumping in 2011, which elevated the importance of Guam’s Zero Waste Plan.

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Guam Advances Zero Waste Plan