More in Composting and Organic Waste

Mar. 6, 2013

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Waste Age

Southern Exposure: Composting in the Southeast

Attitudes are shifting on food waste composting in the Southeast....More
Mar. 6, 2013

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Waste Age

Zero Waste Business Council Launches Certification Program

The U.S. Zero Waste Business Council (USZWBC) is launching what it says is the first zero waste business certification program in the United States....More
Mar. 6, 2013

Commentary

Biogas in the Basement

Apartment buildings in Kochi, India, are experimenting with turning their residents' food waste into energy onsite....More
Feb. 19, 2013

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Waste Age

Waste Management Golf Tournament Waste Diversion Nears 100 Percent

Waste Management Inc. said its waste diversion effort at the recent Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament surpassed last year’s record 97-percent rate....More
Feb. 14, 2013

Commentary

Waste Age

On Organics: Capacity Issues

Several factors have combined to create a bottleneck in organics processing capacity....More
Feb. 13, 2013

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Waste Age

A Lot to Digest: The State of Anaerobic Digestion

While composting gets most of the attention, anaerobic digestion is gaining as a means of diverting organic waste and generating valuable energy besides....More
Feb. 12, 2013

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Waste Age

Texas Disposal, Four Seasons Develop In-Room Composting, Recycling Program

Texas Disposal Systems (TDS) and The Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, Texas, have developed an in-room composting and recycling program....More
Jan. 28, 2013

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Waste Age

Scrappy in Seattle

Seattle bulks up its recycling rate with a food scrap collection and composting program....More
Jan. 25, 2013

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Waste Age

Anaerobic Digestion Operation Opens in California

The Monterey (California) Regional Waste Management District and San Jose-based Zero Waste Energy LLC have opened an anaerobic digestion operation in Marina, Calif....More
Jan. 22, 2013

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Waste Age

The Case for Compostables

How communities can use compostable products to unlock dramatic increases in landfill diversion and recycling rates....More
Jan. 22, 2013

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Waste Age

Firm Preserves, Protects, Defends Environment at Inauguration 1

A big component of President Obama’s inauguration was the effort on recycling, composting and sustainability....More
Jan. 21, 2013

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Waste Age

Profiles in Garbage: Yard Waste 1

Composting rates have soared in the last two decades....More
Jan. 20, 2013

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Waste Age

Commingled Conversation: Michael Virga

Our offbeat Q&A with the U.S. Composting Council"s Michael Virga....More
Jan. 13, 2013

Commentary

The Allure of Manure (with video)

The Fertile Earth Foundation, a nonprofit based in Miami Beach, Fla., was not content to simply raise awareness about composting. They wanted SEX APPEAL....More
Jan. 11, 2013

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Waste Age

Waste, Recycling Supplier Morbark Buys Boxer Equipment 2

Waste and recycling equipment supplier Morbark Inc. has bought Boxer Equipment from Mertz Manufacturing LLC for an undisclosed amount....More
Jan. 9, 2013

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Waste Age

Ohio Waste Authority Contracts for Waste, Recycling Facilities

The Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) will add a landfill receiving facility (LRF) and a material recovery facility (MRF) in Grove City, Ohio....More
Jan. 9, 2013

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Waste Age

Kid Gloves: Food Waste Composting in Oakland Schools

Oakland’s Green Gloves program teaches students the importance of composting....More
Jan. 8, 2013

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Waste Age

Composting Council, Biogas Council Join Efforts on Organics Recycling

The U.S. Composting Council and the American Biogas Council are joining forces to help push the growth of organics recycling....More
Jan. 7, 2013

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Waste Age

Austin, Texas Offering Organic Waste Pilot Collection (with video) 1

The city of Austin, Texas, has begun a pilot program to collect organic waste from residents weekly and convert it to compost....More
Jan. 7, 2013

Commentary

Making the Most of a Memorial

Honoring the victims of the 2011 mass shooting in Tuscon, Ariz., by recycling their memorial....More
Dec. 20, 2012

Commentary

Waste Age

On Organics: Fertile Ground 1

Introducing a closer look at organics recycling and why it’s important to your business....More
Dec. 17, 2012

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Waste Age

Clean World Opens Anaerobic Digestion Operation for Food Waste

Clean World Partners has opened in Sacramento what it is calling the largest commercial-scale, high-solid anaerobic digestion system in the United States....More
Nov. 21, 2012

Commentary

Circular File: Numbers Game

San Francisco’s shiny new diversion rate begins to break down under scrutiny....More
Nov. 12, 2012

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Waste Age

Happy Trailers

An innovative pilot program brings recycling and composting to mobile home residents in rural New York state....More
Nov. 9, 2012

Commentary

Well, It’s Better than the Glue Factory

Now there’s a new, environmentally minded option for bereaved pet owners: Composting....More