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Public Utilities, Waste Management

Princess Cruises Installs Food Waste Biodigesters

March 1, 2024

Via: Waste360

Power Knot Ocean, the market leader for onsite organic waste management solutions in the marine environment, announced today the successful deployment of 26 of its machines aboard Princess Cruises’ latest luxury cruise ship, the Sun Princess. The integration of Power […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

California Navigates Food Waste Recycling Challenges

February 20, 2024

Via: Waste360

California’s two-year-old organic waste reduction initiative faces significant challenges as the state struggles to implement food recycling programs effectively, jeopardizing waste-reduction targets. The initiative aims to mitigate methane emissions by diverting organic materials such as food scraps and yard waste […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Houston Sees Increased Involvement in Food Waste Recycling Pilot Program

February 15, 2024

Via: Waste360

Houston, Texas is a few weeks into its food waste composting program, and it is seeing a steady increase in participation. Back on January 22, Houston kicked off the composting pilot program in partnership with Zero Waste Houston. The program […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Agromin Bolsters Food Waste Recovery with $10 Million Grant From CalRecycle

January 19, 2024

Via: Waste360

Agromin, California’s largest organic waste recycler, received a $10 million grant from CalRecycle’s Organics Grant Program to help communities turn more of their food waste and yard waste into compost. CalRecycle’s Organics Grant Program is a statewide effort to expand […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

New Zealand Food Waste Start-Up Receives Development Package to Solve Surplus Food Issues

January 17, 2024

Via: Waste360

New Zealand has awarded a brand development package worth $50,000 to a company working to solve the country’s surplus food problem. Rescued, a social enterprise working on sustainable and suitable solutions for surplus food was named the winner of the […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Denali Renews Agreement with Walmart to Recycle Food Waste From Most U.S. Stores

October 17, 2023

Via: Waste360

Denali, the nation’s leading full-service recycler of organics, announced today that it has renewed its agreement with Walmart to provide food waste recycling at its 4,700 stores in the U.S. Through this partnership, Denali and Walmart will annually divert millions […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Compost Program Diverts 94,000 Pounds of Food Waste, Earns Sustainability Award

August 31, 2023

Via: Waste360

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. […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Experts Weigh in on Clean Technologies, Employee Programs on Food Waste in New Study

August 22, 2023

Via: Waste360

Food waste is a continuing problem all over the world and is a hot topic among the waste industry and policy makers. Different areas are attempting to mandate methods to prevent food waste while independent companies and businesses are working […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Food Waste Reduction Program Teams with Red Deer, Canada to Help Those in Need

July 24, 2023

Via: Waste360

A new group with a focus on saving food waste from entering landfills has launched a new program in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. The Leftovers Foundation, which was founded back in 2012 by a Calgary-based entrepreneur and philanthropist, organizes volunteers, […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Pennsylvania County Opens Food Waste Drop Off Sites

June 27, 2023

Via: Waste360

In Centre County, Pa., the Centre Region Council of Governments is launching food scrap drop-off sites, hoping to help manage the area’s kitchen food waste. Central Pennsylvania, much like the rest of the country, is dealing with a large amount […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

California Landfill is Turning Food Waste into Renewable Energy

June 12, 2023

Via: Waste360

Food waste is a huge issue for landfills and the environment, but one company in California is working to digest food waste into renewable natural gas. Looking at satellite images, the biggest methane producers in the state of California are […]


Other Utilities, Public Utilities

Anaergia to build State-of-the-art food waste and wastewater sludge co-digestion facility at Monterey One Water

June 6, 2023

Via: Waste Management World

Anaergia has announced that it will provide technologies that will enable Monterey One Water, the wastewater utility of northern Monterey County, California, to produce renewable energy from both food waste and wastewater. The project will significantly expand the anaerobic digestion […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Newton Officials Will Conduct ‘Spot Checks’ for Food Waste in Normal Garbage Bins

June 1, 2023

Via: Waste360

Residents in Newton, Powys, Wales may have their trash bins inspected for food waste that should be going into the dedicated food containers that are provided by Powys County Council. The council says it will be conducting checks so that […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Food Waste Policy Models and Opportunities Learned from WasteExpo

May 2, 2023

Via: Waste360

The lack of clear and comprehensive laws and labeling surrounding food waste and disposal is causing confusion about what food can be donated and how to do it. The keynote session: Food Waste Policy Models, Opportunities, and Best Practices; Solutions […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Minnesota Schools ‘Offer vs Serve’ Program Works to Limit Food Waste

April 27, 2023

Via: Waste360

Minnesota schools are continuing to make commitments to menu planning and using programs to help reduce the amount of food waste in its cafeterias. The Offer vs Serve program allows students to build a meal and take what they will […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

How Some Restaurants Are Helping Transform Food Waste

April 24, 2023

Via: Waste360

In the United States, 30-40 percent of food is wasted each year, with most of it going to landfills, rotting in field, or floating in sewers. In 2021, the U.S. wasted 80 million tons of food, with more than half […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

New Report Examines Consumer Food Waste Behaviors

February 23, 2023

Via: Waste360

A new report from the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has shed light on the attitudes and behaviors of citizens when it comes to food waste outside of the home. The report, titled “Citizen Food Waste Attitudes and Behaviours […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

NRDC Expands Food Matters City Partnerships to Reduce Food Waste Across the U.S.

January 20, 2023

Via: Waste360

After more than seven successful years of working in over 20 select cities on food waste reduction, NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) is expanding its Food Matters program across the United States. This next phase of the program will bring […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

U.S. National Household Food Waste Tracking Identifies Emerging Trends

January 19, 2023

Via: Waste360

Food waste data collection has been largely inconsistent over the past few decades. An increased focus on food insecurity and waste systems has improved data collection. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) doled out $10.2 million to fund pilot projects aimed […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

How Grocers Can Use Artificial Intelligence to Reduce Food Waste

January 12, 2023

Via: Waste360

An estimated $2 billion in financial benefits is left on the table for the nation’s grocery retail sector every year, according to a study from the Pacific Coast Food Waste Commitment (PCFWC). The organization examined the use of technology to […]