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An excerpt from the report "Food Waste Codigestion at Wastewater Resource Recovery Facilities: Business Case Analysis" by Water Environment and Reuse Foundation (WRF) in 2017 is presented which focuses on the Successful Business Strategies For Codigestion At WRRFs.

The article offers news briefs related to composting from across the U.S. Topics discussed include a study funded by the Foodservice Packaging Institute and the Biodegradable Products Institute on compostable foodservice packaging, regulations being implemented by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for composting and mulching operations on Long Island, New York, and grants by Maine Department of Environmental Protection to help companies in their waste recycling.

The article reports on the exploration of the state, federal and local government regarding organic waste bans and recycling to reduce and manage food waste. Topics mention including the restrictions on the disposal of organic waste, launching of toolkit which analyze the increase popular category of policies and toolkit which consists of sections which covers several topics.

The article focuses on how Vermont Natural Ag Products' (VNAP) AGT compost aeration and heat recovery system (CAHRO) helped Foster Brothers Farm in Middlebury, Vermont, to recovering energy from dairy manure efficiently. It states that energy in steam in compost windrows for on-site heating uses is captured by the Compost heat recovery system.

The article focuses on codigestion resource recovery practice at water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) in the U.S. It highlights the recovery of high strength organics such as commercial food waste and fats, oils and grease (FOG) at these WRRFs. It refers to food waste and/ or FOG receiving as the primary capital investment related to codigestion.

The article focuses on the pipeline injection of landfill-derived renewable natural gas (RNG) in California that was illegal for almost 30 years. It refers to one operational pipeline injection RNG project, the Point Loma Wastewater RNG project developed by BioFuels Energy LLC. It highlights the California Energy Commission's (CEC) investigation of obstacles to biomethane pipeline injection projects.

The article focuses on developments in composting recycling in California. It refers to legislative actions taken in California to reach its legislatively mandated statewide recycling rate of 75% by 2020 including SB 1383. It highlights challenges for processing composting and anaerobic digestion (AD) materials in the state.

The article offers information on biocycling in the world as of 2017. It mentions the $65,638 grant given by the U.S. Deapartment of Agriculture (USDA) to the Northeast Recycling Council for the implementation of best practices in recycling. It cites the Microgrant Program of the New York City Department of Sanitation’s Foundation aimed to prevent, recycle or recover more than 650,000 tons of foodwaste.

The article discusses the adoption on landfill disposal bans of food waste or recycling mandates into four New England states including Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont. It examines whether the New England experience has fulfilled the gap in organic processing infrastructure. It notes the greater variation exists in several phase-in provisions which are designed to accommodate the reality that bringing a waste processing facility online takes a substantial amount of time.

The article offers information on the Quantum Biopower LLC, a food waste anaerobic digestion development company, located in Southington, Connecticut. Topics discussed include the company's expansion into several businesses including land clearing and right of way construction firm Supreme Industries and Quantum Biopower vice president Brian Paganini's comment on the company's focus on the beneficial reuse opportunities for the materials it handles.

The article reports on the move of Hennepin County, Minnesota's most populous county, to work towards a 75 percent recycling goal by 2030 by offering food scraps collection to households using a voluntary participation approach. The effort offers technical assistance, signage and grant funding to help add or improve organics and recycling programs. The use of the country suburbs of Wayzata and Medina of the Blue Bag Organics program to collect organics is also tackled.

An interview with Bob Joblin, one of the founder of Cenergy USA Inc. in Little Rock, Arkansas, is presented. Topics discussed by Joblin include the core of the company in making a business case for organics recycling, the use of two-stage mixed plug flow system from DVO Inc. as digested material in Magic Dirt, and the decision of the company to sell Magic Dirt to big box stores like Walmart.

The article discusses the annual benefit concert Farm Aid which aims at raising funds to support family farmers in the U.S. Topics include Farm Aid being the first event to divert organics at each of its host venues, aim of live entertainment firm Live Nation to achieve zero waste, and the views of Farm Aid Associate Director Glenda Yoder on it. INSET: The Next Generation.

The article offers information on achievements of professionals in biowaste management. Topics include professorship awarded to Werner Bidlingmaier for waste management at the University of Essen, Germany; Hardy Vogtmann integrating agriculture and food production into a circular economy; and Florian Amlinger focusing on optimizing composting of organic residues.

The article presents news briefs related to composting, organics recycling, and renewable energy. Topics discussed include information on Assembly Bill 827 passed by California State Legislature which requiring businesses to make composting and recycling bins accessible to customers; research to turning waste from seafood industry into compostable plastic wrap; and California Resource Recovery Association’s Rick Best Environmental Advocacy Award, which is received by Ana Carvalho.

The article reports on the recognition of Vanguard Renewables LLC with the title of 2018 Organics Recycler of the Year, by the National Waste and Recycling Association in the U.S. Topics discussed include the contribution of the Farm Powered organics recycling and renewable energy production program of the company to protect the environment and encourage the growth of the waste and recycling industry.

The article features agricultural services provider AG Choice LLC that specializes in food waste recycling owned by Jay and Jill Fischer. It mentions that the company was collecting preconsumer organics from several area grocery stores. It notes the Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) assignment issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to AG Choice to show it could compost food scraps, manure and yard trimmings in outdoor windrows on compacted soil.

The article discusses the study released by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) in June 2016 regarding organics recycling in North Carolina. It analyzes the organic materials recycled since 2011 and food waste recovered in 2015. It notes that North Carolina has a substantial organics recycling capacity.

The article focuses on waste food prevention and recovery programs in California. It discusses the efforts made by StopWaste, the state's public agency responsible for reducing solid waste, to launch a new food waste tracking and measurement initiative for county food service businesses seeking to reduce food waste and increase donation.

The article reports on the release of "A Roadmap to Reduce Food Waste by 20 Percent" by the Fink Family Foundation initiative ReThink Food Waste through Economics and Data (ReFED) in 2016. The project team used data about commercial and industrial food waste generation by business type. The Roadmap adopted the Food Recovery Hierarchy framework of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to categorize the solutions into prevention, recycling and recovery.

The article presents organic diversion initiatives in Canada in 2016. Metro Vancouver started to consider an organics disposal ban in 2008 where a Metro survey showed that 36% was compostable organics which include food waste, a good indication that an organics recycling program was required. Waste Naught BC owner Marcia Dick decided to haul the food waste of British Columbia Lottery Corp. (BCLC) twice a week in bins on her bike trailer.

The article offers information on the Pay As You Throw (PAYT) global waste metering system to educate and motivate residents to reduce, reuse, recycle and compost. Topics discussed include per capita waste generation in the household sector, categorization of the PAYT by the U.S., illegal dumping, and benefits of PAYT for low-income residents.

The article offers news briefs related to recycling of wastes. Topics discussed include three bills signed by California Governor Jerry Brown to address the public health and environmental threat imposed by plastic pollution and waste, the report “What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050" from World Bank on global waste, and the report "Seeing the Forest: Nature's Solution to Climate Change" by Dogwood Alliance.

The article focuses on Terra Firma Organics, an organics recycling and composting company that has been operating in the Teton mountain range in Jackson, Wyoming since 2006, founded and owned by Dane Buk. Topics discussed include Terra Firma's acquisition of a yard trimmings composting and wood grinding facility in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2015 and Buk's purchase of Full Circle Soils & Compost located outside of Reno, Nevada in 2017.

The article focuses on a research conducted by researchers in Great Britain based on use of a multichannel peristaltic pump to achieve more stable airflow rates across vessels, resulting in lower sample replicate variability and reducing compost stability test variability. It mentions that with reduced labor time for airflow adjustment and monitoring, the modified setup has potential for lower running costs. It also mentions about additional electricity and tubing costs of peristaltic pump.

The article suggests ways which help communities reduce waste in the U.S. Topics discussed include plans of communities to adopt Zero Waste goals and for composting food scraps from residents; the Eco-Cycle Solutions Hub platform created by the non-profit recycler Eco-Cycle for building a Zero Waste economy; and the curbside recycling program launched by Eco-Cycle in Lafayette, Colorado. INSET: Resources At The Eco-Cycle Solutions Hub.

The article discusses food waste recycling programs for composting started by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) waste stream in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina in partnership with the organization Mecklenburg County Solid Waste (MCSW). Topics discussed include views of Derrick Harris, an Environmental Supervisor at MCSW, on food waste produced by CMS schools, processing of soiled paper and napkins collected at schools and views of Rusty Fuller, CMS' Director of Custodial Services, on this. INSET: Scaling Up Composting In Charlotte.

The article reflects on how two horizontal anaerobic digesters and an in-vessel composting system has enabled the City of Augsburg, Germany to expand its processing capacity and include food waste. Topics discussed include the facility which is operated by Abfallverwertung Augsburg (AVA), the composting operation which utilizes a travelling bucket-type turner and a brief description of the process flow at the facility operations.

The article discusses research on implications of the New York City's source separated organics (SSO) collection program launched by the New York City's Department of Sanitation (DSNY) on the apartment buildings in the city. Topics discussed include promotion of recycling, electronic-waste take-back and textile donation by networks of information; concerns over public health in the collection of SSO; and transformation in the NYC's infrastructure with the green building movement.

The article focuses on importance of air delivery and distribution for an composting process. It mentions high temperatures reduce the supply of oxygen to the aerobic bacteria which require water, nutrients and oxygen to do their work; and forced aeration considered as an approach to supplying oxygen to composting process. It also mentions the Pipe-On-Grade (POG) Sparger. It also mentions mixing of aeration floors with food waste content tend to release large volume of leachate.

The article discusses adoption of organic recycling at Airports in the U.S. including the SEA-TAC International Airport. It mentions airlines in the U.S. are asked to use airport's organics collection dumpsters placed at multiple locations within SEA-TAC; disposing of postconsumer organics collected in food court and office pantry areas using dumpsters; and mentions SEA-TAC accepts pre and postconsumer food waste from concessionaires and at public kiosks.

The article reports on the investment of Massachusetts trash hauling and recycling company E.L. Harvey & Sons Inc. in a mechanical separation system for food waste that lead to the opening of outlets for the processed material. The system enables them to prepare the food waste it processes for the most appropriate recycling outlet. The unit has worked well with consistent feedstocks, and yielded excellent pallet sources for the anaerobic digestion (AD) plants.

The article focuses on the nutrient credits of anaerobic digestion in the U.S. Topics discussed include an overview of AD, the compliance of AD projects to the federal Clean Power Plan, the proposed procurement of nutrient reductions, the revenue streams offered by AD projects to the government, and the other opportunities opened by these projects to the society.

The article focuses on the integrity of decomposition process anaerobic digestion (AD) through improved consistency and circulation in the U.S. Topics discussed include an overview of AD as a biological manufacturing process, the utility of AD reactors, the operation of AD plants, and the composting processes. INSET: ABC Best Practices Guide For Digester Operators.

The article focuses on the operation of the commercial food and floral scraps collection conducted in Emmet County, Michigan. Topics discussed include the pilot food scraps collection program through collecting food scraps and source separated organics, the participant feedback regarding the post-pilot interview conducted by the county and the cost of the food scraps diversion pilot project in 2015.

The article presents information on basic concepts and benefits of composting, the use of compost, and efforts to grow composting in the U.S., with reference to the report "State of Composting in the U.S.: What, Why, Where & How," from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. It focuses on benefits of composting including improvement in soil qaulity, and development and job creation opportunities for communities. It also focuses on different state policies for encourage composting. INSETS: Data Collection Methods;Select Public Policy Tools To Increase Composting and Compost Use.

The article presents information on a research project, conducted by Carver County, Minnesota, for seven years on the environmental impacts of contact water at source separated organics (SSO) composting facilities. The project tried to analyze whether processing SSO at a yard trimmings site will have any significant environmental impact, and also analyzed the impact of contact water on groundwater. INSET: PILOT PROJECT SSO ORGANICS.

The article presents an interview with Christine Datz-Romero, executive director of the Lower East Side Ecology Center in Manhattan, New York, which offers recycling and composting services. She talks about the Center's mission, its diversification, and future plans. She talks about starting a not-for-profit, Outstanding Renewal Enterprises Inc. with her husband Clyde. She also discusses the public's reaction to the how their drop-off program which encourage them to send their food waste. INSET: Business Integrity Commission.

The article discusses the study "Zero-Waste Composting: How Food Waste Can Help Conquer Climate Change and Prevent Disease" releases by zero-waste organization Eureka Recycling in May 2013. It mentions that the study compares cocollection of source separated organics and recyclables by using truck, bike and collection at a drop-off site. It also adds recommendations to add compostable collection to the recycling program. INSET: LIFE CYCLE METHODOLOGY.

The article offers information on a heat recovery composting facility built at the Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire (UNH). Topics discussed include design of the facility that is an aerated static pile (ASP) composting system, process of operation of the UNH heat exchange system, and total cost worth 538,000 dollars associated with the UNH heat recovery system.

An interview with Debbie Sheintocb and Robert Lange, Directors of Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse, and Recycling (BWPRR) project of the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY), is presented. Sheintocb talks about sustenance of partnership between the New York City's Botanical Gardens and BWPRR and reflects on community-scale composting evolution over the past 20-25 years in New York City. Lange comments on the Local Organics Recovery Program.

The article focuses on the alternate weekly collection (AWC) of household waste in Great Britain. Recycling consultant Jennie Rogers states that 299 local authorities have adopted AWC while others are likely to follow. It explores the reason behind the shift in waste collection practice under which residual waste is collected in the first week while the recyclable fraction is collected the following week. It features the city of Stirling in Scotland which has a successful AWC system in place. INSET: SOUR PICKLES.

The article discusses the management of leftover waste. It notes that zero waste can be attained through the responsible management of the remaining 10 percent of waste or the mixed waste material that remains as a community heads towards a source separation program with zero waste as its ultimate goal. It presents a study which shows that Material Recovery, Biological Treatment (MRBT) is the best disposal technology for leftover waste. Higher recovery rate is cited as a benefit of MRBT.

The article focuses on the Closed the Loop (CTL) composting program of the nonprofit group Highfields Center for Composting in Vermont. It recalls that the state mandated the universal recycling of solid waste with the passage of Act 148 in June 2012, requiring all municipalities to observe organics recycling come 2020. It looks into the CTL program in the Northeast Kingdom region where a compost hauling service was established. The operations at Kingdom View Compost facility are discussed. INSET: LYNDON TOWN SCHOOL COMPOSTING CURRICULUM.

The article focuses on the Sports Greening Project in the U.S. Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) senior scientist Allen Hershkowitz states that the project promotes environmental stewardship, recycling and composting at sports venues. Green Sports Alliance (GSA) executive director Martin Tull cites working relationships with the food and beverage providers of a team, waste hauler and municipal government and agencies as the common elements of professional sports venue greening programs. INSETS: What is the Green Sports Alliance?;Tips to Maximize Zero Waste Participation;Collegiate Sports: The Follow-Up Report;Baseball: The Greenest League

The article discusses the success in recycling and reuse of the state agency of California, known as, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) and states that the recycling of food scraps, organics and other materials into compost or bioenergy is necessary to achieve the state's goal of 75% source reduction, recycling and composting by 2020. It also expands on economic, environmental and sustainability benefits associated with recycling of organics.