EPA Announces Infrastructure Funding Addressing PFAS in Drinking Water

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Michael S. Reagan announced $2 billion in allotted funds to support grants for disadvantaged communities.

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University of Vermont Report Studies Impact of State Food Waste Ban

Researchers from the University of Vermont have released a report about state Act 148, a decade after the universal recycling and composting legislation was unanimously passed. The phased-in food waste ban was fully implemented on July 1, 2020. Researchers studied the impact of this ban through data analysis pulled from two statewide online surveys.

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Molly Crouch of Sodexo Sounds Off About Sustainability in the Live Event Industry

The roar of a crowd. The sound of a buzzer. The mounds of single-use plastics and wasted food. Sodexo, French-owned food and facilities management company, operates in 55 countries and hosts more than 500 million customers per day, from schools to corporate facilities to live event venues.

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Episode 23: Zero Waste Efforts at Super Bowl LVII and Other Sporting Events

In this week's episode of Unpacking Recycling with Charlotte, she will talk about all the zero waste efforts at Super Bowl LVII, including inside the State Farm Stadium and outside with the 120,000 fans that gathered for the tailgates. Charlotte will also talk about how the Phoenix Open and other sporting events handle their waste and recycling efforts throughout the days of competition.

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Re:Dish Tests Waters in New Reuse Service Economy

It’s been said over and over: We can’t recycle our way out of our waste problems. Along with that mantra, we hear about reuse models, acclaimed for their sustainability benefits. By some accounts, there’s big money to be made in this space: replacing 20 percent of disposable plastic packaging with reusable applications could translate to a $10 billion opportunity, says the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

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