Composting
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AD & Biogas, Composting, Facilities, Preprocessing, Storm Water Management
Composting Digestate At County Facility
“The pilot demonstrated 97.5% odor reduction, 98% VOC emissions control, clear separation of storm water from leachate during adverse weather events —including atmospheric rivers from the Pacific Ocean, meeting PFRP temperatures (3 days at 131°F), and production of a stable and mature final compost.”
Food Waste
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Food Waste, Soil Health
A Gleaning Primer
Working with farmers to glean unharvested produce has a lot of moving parts, including taking measurements in the field to inform planting in future growing seasons.
AD & Biogas
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AD & Biogas
Biogas Capture And Utilization At WWTPs
In early 2024, the American Biogas Council began a survey of 5,000 wastewater treatment plants in the U.S. that have a daily throughput of at least one million gallons of wastewater/day …
Markets
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Collection, Compostable Packaging, Composting, Contamination, Food Waste, Markets
Contamination Trends In Source Separated Organics
The analysis showed that there was plastic in tea bags, fruit stickers, food condiment sachets (sugar, salt and sauces), ketchup seals, nappies (diapers), coffee cups, wet wipes, coffee capsules and vegetable nets.
Climate
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Climate, Composting, Food Waste
Methane Impact Of Food Loss And Waste
Top: Total annual U.S. emissions vs. emissions from U.S. surplus food. Graphics courtesy of ReFED ReFED, a U.S.-based nonprofit that advances solutions to food waste, released new data with support from the Global Methane Hub that identifies the methane hotspots for uneaten or “surplus” food in the U.S., and highlights corresponding solutions that can reduce...
Policies + Regulations
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Biosolids, Policies + Regulations, Soil Health
Communications Guidance On PFAS And Biosolids
Seven biosolids organizations around the country created “National Communications Guidance” documents focusing on PFAS and biosolids management to help their members and the biosolids community in their work and communications within the communities they serve.
