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U.S. EPA Launches Excess Food Opportunities Map 2 2 4 1 0 The map identifies more than 500,000 potential generators of excess food (e.g. correctional facilities, educational institutions, healthcare facilities, hospitality industry, food manufacturers and processors, and food wholesalers and distributors) and estimated generation quantities, as well as over 4,000 potential recipients of excess food (e.g. anaerobic digestion and composting facilities, food banks).	Breaking News: September Webinars Of Interest 0 0 0 0 0 • Real Estate And Sustainable Soil Management • Now What? Preparing for China’s Waste Ban • Business Models For Community Composting
Deeper Dive Into Zero Waste 0 0 0 0 0 Credential and certification programs are available to universities and businesses to guide initiatives and achieve a minimum of 90 percent diversion. Sarah Stanley BioCycle July 2017, Vol. 58, No. 6, p. 21	Not Waiting For The Tweets: Sports Already Lead The Way In Sustainability 0 0 0 0 0 Green Sports Alliance calls on sports fans to take Live Green or Die™ Challenge
Los Angeles Coliseum “Modernizes” With Zero Waste 0 0 0 1 0 The football stadium, home to the USC Trojans and the LA Rams, went from zero to an average of 83 percent diversion in two seasons. Organics are key to this success. Marsha W. Johnston BioCycle June 2017, Vol. 58, No. 5, p. 17	Food Recovery Innovators 0 0 0 0 0 Does Your Solution Have Significant Potential To Scale? BioCycle March/April 2017, Vol. 58, No. 3, p. 49
BioCycle World 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle November 2016, Vol. 57, No. 10, p. 6	Composting Roundup 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle November 2016, Vol. 57, No. 10, p. 10
BioCycle World 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle October 2016, Vol. 57, No. 9, p. 6	Seattle City Council Bans Greenwashing Of Noncompostable Bags 0 0 0 0 0 On Oct. 3, the Seattle City Council voted unanimously to pass an ordinance that bans use of misleading green- and brown-tined noncompostable plastic bags.
Composting Roundup 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle September 2016, Vol. 57, No. 8, p. 15	Organics Recovery On Rise At University Of Alberta 0 0 0 0 0 University utilizing a “characterize-implement-evaluate-adjust” approach to its Zero Waste pilot projects to optimize program performance and diversion. Part II S. Leblanc, J. Kwasny, K. Yan and D. McCartney BioCycle August 2016, Vol. 57, No. 7, p. 24
Food Recovery Entrepreneurs Workshop Summary 0 0 0 0 0 Carrie Nash Over the past decade, a network of food recovery entrepreneurs has emerged alongside the established food supply industry, bringing safe and wholesome food to hungry people that would otherwise go to waste. On June 27, researchers at Harvard’s Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) and Harvard Business School teamed up to bolster that	BioCycle World 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle June 2016, Vol. 57, No. 5, p. 6 Gene Logsdon: 1932-2016 Gene Logsdon, author, journalist, softball player and a long-time contributor to BioCycle, passed away on May 31. According to a note on his blog, “The Contrary Farmer,” he was posting right up until the end. In fact, the blog Gene wrote on May
Major Companies Earn Zero Waste Certifications 0 0 0 0 0 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. Claire Siegrist BioCycle February 2016, Vol. 57, No. 2, p. 28	BioCycle World 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle December 2015, Vol. 56, No. 11, p. 6
How Your Community Can Be Zero Waste In 10 Years 0 0 0 0 0 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. Eric Lombardi and Kate Bailey BioCycle November 2015, Vol. 56, No. 10, p. 16	Cover Article: BioCycle September, 2015 0 0 0 0 0 Conference Preview highlights presentations to be given at BioCycle REFOR15, October 19-22, Danvers, MA. Digesters in Pickett, WI (top) and Milwaukee, WI (bottom) are on cover. Photos courtesy of Wisconsin State Energy Office
Cover Article: BioCycle August, 2015 0 0 0 0 0 San Diego International Airport, with new LEED Platinum terminal and robust food scraps diversion program, is model for airports worldwide.	Military Base Steps Up To The Net Zero Challenge 0 0 0 0 0 Joint Base Lewis-McChord planted the seeds for net zero waste in the early 2000s. Food scraps collection from dining halls and a commissary is helping push the needle. Part I Ashley Blazina BioCycle June 2015, Vol. 56, No. 5, p. 19
Zero Waste At Fort Drum 0 0 0 0 0 The Fort Drum Army base in northern New York began collecting and composting preconsumer food scraps in Fall 2014. Dan Emerson BioCycle June 2015, Vol. 56, No. 5, p. 23	Requests For Proposals: City of Phoenix & Anne Arundel County, MD 0 0 0 0 0 • Business Opportunities With City of Phoenix — CFI and RFP Released • Maryland County Requests Of Interest
Grant Opportunities: Community Composting In New York, Zero Waste In San Francisco 0 0 0 0 0 Citizens Committee for New York City, in partnership with the Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and her Solid Waste Advisory Board are awarding up to $30,000. San Francisco Department of the Environment (SFE) announced grant request-for-proposals in the amount of $860,000.	BioCycle World 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle February 2015, Vol. 56, No. 2, p. 6
BioCycle World 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle January 2015, Vol. 56, No. 1, p. 8	Training The Zero Waste Workforce 0 0 0 0 0 Community Environmental Services, part of Portland State University, trains and employs students to offer zero waste management services to companies, institutions and public agencies. Neil Seldman BioCycle November 2014, Vol. 55, No. 10, p. 37
Composting Roundup 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle November 2014, Vol. 55, No. 10, p. 12	BioCycle Live: Opening Plenary Session, BioCycle East Coast Conference 2014 0 0 0 0 0 Unedited video from opening plenary session of BioCycle East Coast Conference, October 28, 2014.
Composting, Zero Waste On NYC’s Governors Island 0 0 0 0 0 Earth Matter NY, located on Governors Island in New York Harbor, operates a Compost Learning Center, training programs, zero waste initiatives and a community composting site. Part V BioCycle October 2014, Vol. 55, No. 9, p. 35	Advancing Organics Recycling On The East Coast 0 0 0 0 0 Meeting demand for organics processing infrastructure, building climate-resilient communities and restoration of the Chesapeake Bay watershed are hot topics for discussion at BioCycle East Coast Conference 2014. Nora Goldstein BioCycle September 2014, Vol. 55, No. 8, p. 28
Music Festivals Keep Beat With Composting 0 0 0 0 0 This year’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts festival, attended by over 80,000 people, generated 120 tons of compostable material being processed on-site. Stephanie Katsaros BioCycle September 2014, Vol. 55, No. 8, p. 80	Colleges And Universities Invited To Compete In GameDay Recycling Challenge 0 0 0 0 0 GameDay Recycling Challenge invites colleges and universities across the nation to compete to see which school will produce the least amount of waste in their stadiums and tailgate areas this college football season.
Chicago Restaurant Generates Zero Waste … Literally 0 0 1 0 0 In just over two years of being in business, Sandwich Me In has not sent anything to the landfill. Nate Clark BioCycle July 2014, Vol. 55, No. 6, p. 28 From the time Justin Vrany opened the doors of Sandwich Me In in Chicago in May 2012, he set out to be different than any	Zero Waste Composting 0 0 0 0 0 An in-depth economic, social and environmental impact analysis factored in source reduction and home composting, as well as organics collection, composting and anaerobic digestion. Joanna Stone, Kate Davenport and Bryan Ukena BioCycle June 2014, Vol. 55, No. 5, p. 33
Deadline Extended For CalRecycle’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Organics Grant Program 0 0 0 0 0 Applicants have an additional 4 weeks …	Guam Advances Zero Waste Plan 0 0 0 0 0 With over one million tourists annually and an increase in its military population, the island of Guam is implementing a comprehensive zero waste program. Marsha W. Johnston BioCycle February 2014, Vol. 55, No. 2, p. 36
BioCycle World 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle December 2013, Vol. 54, No. 12, p. 6	Fresh Look At Zero Food Service Waste 0 0 0 0 0 Going forward, reporting on zero waste performance should offer both a total waste generation figure and a diversion figure to ensure that every zero waste undertaking includes prevention. Andrew Shakman BioCycle December 2013, Vol. 54, No. 12, p. 20
Commentary: Get Zero Waste Certified! 0 0 0 0 0 Gary Liss BioCycle July 2013, Vol. 54, No. 7, p. 61	Professional Teams Raise Bar On Zero Waste 0 0 0 0 0 “It is now to the point that if you don’t have a successful recycling program, you’re in the minority,” says Martin Tull, Executive Director of the Green Sports Alliance. Marsha W. Johnston BioCycle July 2013, Vol. 54, No. 7, p. 20
Managing “Leftovers” On The Way To Zero Waste 0 0 0 0 0 Analysis clearly shows waste-to-energy facilities are not the best environmental option for managing leftover waste, pointing instead to Material Recovery, Biological Treatment. Eric Lombardi and Kate Bailey BioCycle July 2013, Vol. 54, No. 7, p. 48	Seattle Mariners Push The Zero Waste Envelope 0 0 0 0 0 Introduction of compostable snack bags at a game in September has potential to help this major league baseball team reach a goal of 90 percent diversion. Molly Farrell Tucker and Nora Goldstein BioCycle December 2012, Vol. 53, No. 12, p. 25
London Strives For Zero Waste Summer Olympics 2012 0 0 0 0 0 Compostable packaging and existing process infrastructure help UK make good on its promise to leave a sustainable legacy. Dan Sullivan BioCycle September 2012, Vol. 53, No. 9, p. 32	BioCycle World 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle June 2012, Vol. 53, No. 6, p. 6
Building Compost Markets In Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 “We finally realized what farmers were looking for — a way to reduce the amounts they were paying for ever more expensive chemical fertilizers,” says Gregor Keenan. Part II David Riggle BioCycle May 2012, Vol. 53, No. 5, p. 27	Composting Company Finds The Right Mix 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle April 2012, Vol. 53, No. 4, p. 21 Evolving from shredded bark chips to vertical in-vessel composting for household and commercial food waste, Keenan Recycling Ltd. has helped define the organics recycling industry in Scotland. Part I David Riggle
BioCycle World 0 0 0 0 0 Austin Adopts Zero Waste Plan; Food Network Takes On Waste; Austin Adopts Zero Waste Plan; Sites Initiative Certifies First Projects; Life Cycle Analyses For MSW Management Options; Less Than Zero Waste BioCycle February 2012, Vol. 53, No. 2, p. 6