Tag: compost

August 31, 2023

SPX FLOW’s Food Compost Waste Program was awarded “Sustainability Initiative of the Year” by Business Intelligence Group. The 2023 Sustainability Awards recognize people, teams and organizations who have made sustainability an integral part of their business practice or overall mission. […]

October 18, 2022

Compost piles produce an astounding amount of heat. This is essentially not a bad thing as temperatures of more than 55 degrees Celsius for at least 15 consecutive days is necessary to eliminate all pathogens and to turn food and […]

October 5, 2022

Due to invasive species, climate change, disease, and logging, U.S. cities are losing a large number of their trees. According to a 2018 study from the US Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, U.S. metropolitan areas are losing 36 million trees […]

August 24, 2022

Researchers at Penn State recently discovered a new use for composted material. By taking this material and turning it into micro- or nanoscale particles, researchers found they can be used to help extract rare metals used in electronics for reuse. […]

August 17, 2021

Two federal food waste-related bills have made their way to the House and Senate with these primary goals: 1) provide state and local governments and communities resources to reduce and prevent food waste and 2) incentivize farmers and other community […]

January 13, 2021

Twenty-three Upper Valley communities in New Hampshire can now dispose food scraps at the Lebanon landfill as part of a new composting program, which is aimed at reducing waste and extending the landfill’s life span. For $15, residents can drop […]

October 22, 2020

Minnesota’s metro counties have a state diversion goal of 75% by 2030, and Hennepin County has two innovative programs to get residents on board to help reach that mark. Both programs are under the umbrella of the “Zero Waste Challenge,” […]

October 2, 2018

The first solid waste processing site to convert organic waste into compost in the East Indian State of Bihar has been inaugurated in Muzaffarpur under programme jointly managed by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). According to the CSE, […]

October 21, 2016

Odor has been referred to as the Achilles heel of composting, forcing compost programs around the U.S. to shut down, from Delaware to New York City. Just last month, a smelly facility in Iowa’s Dubuque County said it planned to […]

July 25, 2016

The Metro Waste Authority, who is in charge of waste management in Des Moines, Iowa, and surrounding areas, has voted unanimously against returning to the process of combining waste to combat additional costs from compost bags and multiple bins. KCCI […]