Composting
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Business+Finance, Climate, Composting, Food Waste, General
Apply by April 17: Climate Curve Prize Targets Methane in Food and Waste
Top Photo Credit: Adobe Express The Climate Curve Prize is run by Climate Curve, a nonprofit initiative focused on accelerating scalable solutions that reduce methane emissions and address short-lived climate pollutants globally. The current prize, focused on methane reduction, is now accepting applications through April 17, 2026 at 11:59 PM, with an emphasis on identifying...
Food Waste
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Collection, Community Composting, Composting, Food Waste, Markets
Kingston, NY Expands to Curbside Food Scrap Collection
Top: City of Kingston. Photo Credit: Adobe Express The City of Kingston, New York, is expanding its municipal food scrap diversion efforts with the rollout of curbside collection through the Kingston Organics program. The new service builds on a drop-off network and reflects the city’s effort to gradually scale organics diversion while managing operational and...
AD & Biogas
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AD & Biogas, Biosolids, Climate, Food Waste, Operations
Closing the Data Gap Between Plant Performance and Systemwide Wastewater Emissions
Top: Oneida County, NY’s Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) with new egg-shaped digesters in foreground. A new study from Princeton University suggests that our current understanding of the wastewater treatment sector’s climate footprint is incomplete. Published in Nature Climate Change, the researchers found that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from wastewater systems are underestimated in national...
Markets
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Collection, Community Composting, Composting, Food Waste, Markets
Compost Drop Off Program Launches in Urbana to Expand Food Scrap Diversion
Top: Tommy Vaughan, Growth Manager at WasteNot Compost A new compost drop-off program in Urbana, Illinois is expanding local options for food scrap diversion while drawing strong early interest from residents. The year-round program, located at Lincoln Square Mall, was launched through a partnership between WasteNot Compost and Champaign County Environmental Stewards to provide a...
Climate
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Composting, General, Preprocessing
AMP Moving Into Carbon Credits for Organics Recycling
For years, the pitch around AI in recycling has been simple. Robots can see what humans miss and sort faster than any manual line. Organics have been a tougher test. “We work across municipal solid waste and similar material streams, but organics behave very differently,” said Carson Potter, Director and Head of Product at AMP....
Policies + Regulations
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AD & Biogas, Composting, Food Waste, General, Policies + Regulations, Soil Health
Farm Bill Draft Expands Support for Organics Infrastructure and Research
Top: Created by BioCycle via Canva The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (the 2026 Farm Bill) was passed by the House Agriculture Committee in early March, moving to the full House of Representatives for consideration. The legislation provides a significant shift in federal policy for the organics recycling industry. This bill, designated...