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U.S. Senate Passes Recycling, Composting Legislation
Top: Photo courtesy Kellie Kish, City of Minneapolis Two pieces of bipartisan legislation focused on improving the nation’s recycling and composting systems were passed by the U.S. Senate in mid-March and have moved on to the U.S. House of Representatives to pass. The bills that passed were reintroduced in April 2023 by three Senators on...
Food Waste
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Testing Pretreated Household Food Scraps As Diversion Solution
Nelson, British Columbia is running a pilot that has deployed city-owned countertop food waste dehydrators to households to assess their viability as alternative to curbside collection.
AD & Biogas
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Dairy And Swine Biogas-To-RNG Stats
Since 2018, dairy and swine manure anaerobic digestion projects that produce RNG grew dramatically, according to the American Biogas council, due to the “rapid development of clusters.”
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Biogas To Hydrogen Fuel
According to a February 2024 issue paper released by RMI, “How States Can Use Low-Carbon Fuel Standards To Incentivize Clean Hydrogen-Derived Fuels,” the federal government has recently made some huge investments in domestic hydrogen production, including $7 billion for Hydrogen Hubs, $1 billion for planned hydrogen procurement, and the 45V Hydrogen Production Tax Credit, “which is worth up to $3/kilogram for the cleanest hydrogen.”
Climate
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Farm Aid Festival Digs Into Climate Resiliency
The annual concert and zero waste event connect the dots on healthy soils and agricultural resilience with the mantra, “Farm Aid Is Earth Aid.”
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Washington State Lawmakers Pass New Food Waste Legislation
In the beginning of March, HB 2301 passed in the Washington State legislature, finalizing adoption of a bill aimed at diverting commercial, institutional, and residential food waste from landfill disposal.