Organics: Page 29
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Daily Digest: Pacific Coast sets 2030 food waste goal, scientists posit new ocean plastic patches
Plus Waste Management's CFO on women in the industry, California's latest container fraud crackdown, today's webinar schedule and more.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 12, 2018 -
4 technologies tackling food waste in the supply chain
From reefer sensors to avocado imagery, venture capitalists are pouring hundreds of millions into the trillion-dollar problem of food waste.
By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 12, 2018 -
Daily Digest: Florence's toxic consequences, new Chinese investment in South Carolina
Plus details on Long Beach, California's new WTE deal with Covanta, the latest landfill solar projects and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 11, 2018 -
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Daily Digest: WCA expansion in Houston, school composting success in Omaha
Plus Sweden's Southeast Asian plastic pledge, Waste Pro's issues in Mississippi and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 11, 2018 -
Daily Digest: Ocean Cleanup's plastic boom sets sail, Pruitt Superfund group scrutinized
Plus Hawaii announces big composting plans, U.K. shoppers turn against plastic and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 10, 2018 -
Kroger combats food waste with Apeel partnership
The grocer will introduce the long-lasting avocados in 109 Cincinnati stores this month, with plans to expand to other cities in the future.
By Jessica Dumont • Sept. 7, 2018 -
Washington, DC releases updated sustainability plan with waste goals
The draft includes goals for achieving "zero waste," capturing value from recovered materials and eventually expanding organics service.
By Katie Pyzyk • Sept. 6, 2018 -
Daily Digest: New research on the plastic problem, Nine Dragons buying another US mill
Plus news on the latest AI advances in MRF technology, the newly named "Trash Pandas" baseball team and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Sept. 6, 2018 -
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Baltimore announces new food waste reduction plan
Officials hope the program will save tens of thousands of pounds of food from being incinerated each year.
By Jordan Schultz • Sept. 6, 2018 -
Supply chains could help spare $270B of food waste with a few fixes
Industry, not consumers, has the primary responsibility for fixing the trillion dollar problem of food waste, according to a report from Boston Consulting Group.
By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 4, 2018 -
Harvest Power closing controversial organics facility in British Columbia
The site has attracted odor complaints for years, though the company claims that wasn't the driving factor in its decision.
By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 29, 2018 -
Daily Digest: NY DEC joins recycling dialogue, Philly getting $120M digester
Plus news on another Chinese paper mill investment in the U.S., needlestick risks for MRF workers and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 29, 2018 -
Daily Digest: 8 US cities join global reduction pledge, recycled truck heads to South Pole
Plus updates on a Waste Management landfill expansion proposal in Maine, new Recycle Across America partners and more in our daily roundup.
By Jordan Schultz • Aug. 28, 2018 -
Daily Digest: China's effects on RecycLA, Phoenix's creative driver apprenticeships
Plus news on a worker fatality in Louisiana, next-level plastic bag policy in the U.K. and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 27, 2018 -
Daily Digest: What's next after WASTECON, New Jersey governor vetoes bag bill
Plus news on the next potential bottle bill battle, compost pilots in Illinois and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 24, 2018 -
Daily Digest: SWANA Safety Summit gets emotional, new 2030 food waste estimates
Plus news on zoned collection challenges in St. Paul, Minnesota, Taiwan import restrictions and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 22, 2018 -
Q&A
Mittelstaedt: 'There's a reckoning coming' for recycling
Waste Dive sat down with the Waste Connections CEO to talk tax cuts, immigration reform, organics, the future of landfills and, of course, recycling.
By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 22, 2018 -
Daily Digest: Waste Management questions standardized labeling, ISRI calls for tariff relief
Plus news on a Harvest Power fatality, a new PAYT study, "plogging" in Shanghai and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 17, 2018 -
Banana hack sheds light on clever produce marketing
Korean grocer E-Mart introduced a package with several fruits arranged according to ripeness, so consumers can eat one a day.
By Alicia Kelso • Aug. 16, 2018 -
Charlotte, North Carolina launches composting pilot that could go citywide
The city aims to reduce waste by 30-50% through the end of the year in eight historically black neighborhoods.
By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 15, 2018 -
Daily Digest: Food waste investment boom, PFAS in New Hampshire
Plus updates from Vietnam, industry associations, Waste Management and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 15, 2018 -
Blockchain boom hits waste industry
Waste and recycling businesses are proving blockchain isn't a fad and can improve program participation. Companies like Goodr and Plastic Bank are using blockchain to verify pickups and incentivize recycling programs.
By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 10, 2018 -
Daily Digest: Quarterly recycling recap, Trump signs Perkins Act
Plus news on the latest plastic talking points, a new curbside organics pilot, bike-share waste and more in our new daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 6, 2018 -
Courtesy of Casella Waste Systems
Organics now generating more revenue than recycling for Casella
The situation is unique due to a large sludge contract, but it still highlights ongoing drag for what was otherwise reported as a successful second quarter.
By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 6, 2018 -
EPA reports static recycling rate, framing changes for Trump era
Newly released 2015 data indicates a 34.7% recycling rate for the U.S. The benefits of increasing that rate further are now being framed in terms of job creation rather than greenhouse gas reduction.
By Cole Rosengren • July 31, 2018
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