Composting
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Composting, Food Waste, Policies + Regulations
The Sector Signal Hidden in New York’s Organics Data
New York's food donation and food scraps recycling law is showing strong early results — but compliance is bending unevenly across sectors, and the data signals what infrastructure needs to catch up before 2027.
Food Waste
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Community Composting, Food Waste, Policies + Regulations
NRDC and ELI Release Model Law to Tackle Food Waste in K–12 Schools
NRDC and ELI release model state law to help schools cut food waste through offer versus serve requirements, share tables, and improved lunch scheduling across K-12 public schools.
AD & Biogas
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AD & Biogas, Business+Finance, Composting, Policies + Regulations
Free Federal Technical Assistance for AD Projects
Free technical assistance from the DOE helps states, counties, and tribal governments evaluate waste-to-energy and waste-to-materials opportunities. Applications open April 15. Up to 40 hours of expert guidance on food waste, composting, anaerobic digestion, and more.
Markets
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Community Composting, Composting, Facilities, Food Waste
Columbus Opens Central Ohio’s First Class II Composting Facility
SWACO and the City of Columbus commission central Ohio's first Class II composting facility, featuring Green Mountain Technologies' in-vessel system to process 400 tons of food waste annually.
Climate
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Composting, Operations, Soil Health
Passive Composting on the Farm: Low Effort, High Reward on Farm
New research from an urban farm in Philadelphia shows that small-scale farmers can produce nutrient-rich compost with less than 10 hours of labor per month — no mechanical turning required.
Policies + Regulations
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Composting, Markets, Policies + Regulations
Why California’s Next Compostable Packaging Bill Could Stall SB 1383
California's AB 1812 would ban compostable biopolymers statewide. New survey data shows why that could stall SB 1383 food scrap collection at the household level.