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Published in December 2020by MAURA KELLER The U.S. is the global leader in food waste, discarding nearly 40 million tons of food every year according to the...
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Organics
Published in January 2020Grant applications are now being accepted for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) new Food Recovery Infrastructure Grant Program, which will provide assistance...
Organics
Published in July 2019USCC members from the State of Ohio have affiliated with the US Composting Council as an official state chapter of the USCC. The Ohio...
Organics
Published in December 2018by MAURA KELLER According to Ryan Battles, digital strategist at WasteBits, one of the largest digital waste profiling software companies, most communities with a...
Organics
Published in September 2018Ecomaine announced its call for proposals for the organization’s 2019-2020 round of School Recycling Grants, which are designed to raise recycling awareness in schools...
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Published in January 2018Freestate Farms LLC, an organic waste recycling company based in Northern Virginia, broke ground to begin construction of its new advanced aerobic composting system...
Organics
Published in December 2017by MAURA KELLER There is huge amount of interest in decreasing the amount of food that is wasted and also recycling or repurposing the...
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Published in December 2017Two Massachusetts organizations were honored nationally by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their work keeping wasted food out of landfills and incinerators...
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Published in December 2017Meridian Waste Solutions, Inc., a vertically integrated, non-hazardous solid waste services and technology company, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Attis Innovations, formerly Meridian Innovations,...
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Published in December 2017Anaergia Inc. entered into an agreement to construct an innovative waste organics facility at Waste Management’s Sun Valley site. This project is designed to...