Organics: Page 3

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    Bioenergy Devco, growing anaerobic digestion company, names new CEO

    An executive with 25 years of experience in the energy sector will take over the company while founder Shawn Kreloff will step into a role on the board of directors.

    By • May 29, 2024
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    4 bills propose changes to California’s SB 1383 organics recycling law

    Procurement requirements and compost facility permitting updates are among changes legislators are seeking after a report last year found the state is behind on its diversion targets.

    By • May 29, 2024
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    New York poised to expand organics recycling mandate

    The pending bill would lower that threshold of the state’s food recovery and recycling law, which currently applies to entities that generate an average of two tons of material per week, and eliminate another key exemption.

    By • May 15, 2024
  • A truck with large letters that read "Compost your food scraps" and has GrowNYC logos is parked near a building and crosswalk.
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    GrowNYC compost drop-off funding runs out amid New York budget talks

    The nonprofit has become a fixture in communities and at farmer’s markets for its food scrap collection program, but emergency private funding was not enough to keep the programs afloat through the current fiscal year.

    By • May 9, 2024
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    Deep Dive

    South Florida composters eye opportunities as region faces disposal crunch

    A growing number of subscription haulers in Miami-Dade, Broward and other counties are signing up residential and commercial customers as local officials debate landfill and incinerator expansions.

    By • May 6, 2024
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    Q&A

    ISWA says waste should become a ‘transformation industry’ as UN projects rising global tonnage

    A recent UN report projects global waste volumes could reach 3.8 billion metric tons by 2050, at significant cost. Carlos Silva Filho, president of ISWA and a contributor to the report, shares his thoughts on a new vision for the sector.

    By • April 30, 2024
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    Veolia, looking to double US footprint, targets PFAS

    The company is looking across its network for opportunities to increase capacity as emerging pollutants like PFAS create more demand for hazardous waste treatment assets. It plans to double its size by 2030.

    By • April 29, 2024
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    Vanguard, TotalEnergies announce joint venture for at least 10 RNG facilities

    The companies left open the possibility to expand their partnership to up to 60 organic-waste-to-RNG facilities. The first three facilities will be built on farms in Wisconsin and Virginia.

    By • April 24, 2024
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    Tracking PFAS developments in 2024

    The EPA designated certain PFAS hazardous, set drinking water standards for some of the chemicals and updated destruction and disposal guidance. Follow Waste Dive’s ongoing coverage of what it will mean for the industry.

    Updated Aug. 1, 2024
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    Canadian organics processor kick-starts US expansion with Virginia deal

    Convertus primarily has been expanding in Canada since it was formed via a private-equity backed merger. Now it’s eyeing several U.S. markets for expansion.

    By • April 18, 2024
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    Pacific Coast grocers reduce wasted food tonnage by nearly 25% over 4 years

    The reductions came via a public-private partnership among stakeholders across the food supply chain to share best practices to reduce food loss and waste 50% by 2030.

    By • April 17, 2024
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    Compostables break down in real-world conditions, but more work needed: report

    The Composting Consortium, which is managed by the Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners, calls this study the largest known North American field test of certified compostable packaging.

    By • April 16, 2024
  • Brown and blue bins for waste and recycling are corralled in front of a building. The recycling bin's lid has been smashed in.
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    Education, transparency key to improving New York City’s recycling system, experts say

    Recycling capture rates declined from 2017 to 2023 in New York City. Critics say DSNY is losing its focus on waste reduction and should redouble its efforts to get recycling and organics collection right.

    By • Updated April 11, 2024
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    Divert chooses North Carolina for its 3rd anaerobic digestion facility

    The facility follows two projects under construction in California and Washington. It’s part of Divert’s push to expand its AD capabilities throughout the U.S.

    By • April 9, 2024
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    Viridi, Casella say expanded AD facility can help address Maine’s biosolids issues

    The companies tout their partnership at an anaerobic digester in Brunswick, Maine, as a way to reduce volumes of biosolids that contain PFAS. The facility will also produce power and RNG for the community.

    By • March 27, 2024
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    Mayor Adams says Otto’s NYC Bins set to roll out in November

    The Adams administration has proposed a rule requiring certain building owners to acquire the “official NYC Bin” by Nov. 12. Otto is expected to provide rolling bins for roughly 765,000 residential buildings across the city.

    By • Updated July 9, 2024
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    Florida composters look to grow operations despite regulatory barriers

    Amid increased interest in organics recycling on multiple fronts, as well as new municipal and academic partnerships, the Florida Composting Council and other groups say regulatory updates are needed to advance this work.

    By • March 22, 2024
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    How 3 large states want to address waste with federal climate funding

    The U.S. EPA received 45 state priority climate action plans, the first step in accessing Climate Pollution Reduction Grant funding.

    By • March 21, 2024
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    Q&A

    SWANA CEO envisions collaborative environment to build safety, culture

    Amy Lestition Burke, SWANA’s new CEO, says building partnerships can make the industry and the organization stronger and better resourced to take on climate change and an evolving workforce.

    By • March 19, 2024
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    Vanguard Renewables charts progress in new regions with growing portfolio

    Ten years after its founding, the anaerobic digestion company is plotting expansion "like an amoeba” thanks to the financial backing of BlackRock and its pipeline of more than 60 projects.

    By • March 13, 2024
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    Deep Dive

    How a new wave of clean fuels bills could spur a biogas boom

    New Mexico became the fourth state to enact a program, which has the potential to give biogas projects from landfills and on-farm digesters a boost. Could more states soon follow?

    By • March 13, 2024
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    Biden’s FY25 budget proposal aims to boost funding for waste-related EPA programs

    The budget would set aside money for PFAS-related actions and bolster funding for compliance enforcement, which put landfill emissions in the crosshairs last year.

    By • March 12, 2024
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    New Georgia Composting Council chapter aims to improve zoning, other rules

    As their work becomes more prominent in the state, composters like CompostNow are hoping to make it easier for future facilities to develop and receive feedstock from community partners.

    By • March 11, 2024
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    LASAN putting recycLA commercial waste program out to bid, ending contract extension talks

    LA Sanitation and Environment officials hope that a reconfigured “recycLA 2.0” can yield better environmental outcomes and more competitive pricing by 2027. The move affects haulers such as Athens Services, WM and Republic Services.

    By • March 8, 2024
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    Washington legislature passes bill expanding food waste donation and recycling requirements

    The bill establishes a multipronged approach to help Washington achieve its food waste reduction goals, echoing the U.S. EPA’s latest Wasted Food Scale priorities. It also updates standards for compostable packaging.

    By • Updated March 6, 2024