January 1 is a great day to be a Vancouver trash collector. Starting then, the regular trash will be blessedly free of food waste. A city-wide ban on disposing food in landfills goes into effect in 2015. While the practice will technically be outlawed, Metro Vancouver won’t begin fining anyone for six months, and even […]
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Vancouver Hoovers Up Food Waste
December 19, 2014 | Posted in Anaerobic Digestion, International, Waste Ban, Waste Stream Comments closed
Mass Change: Massachusetts Food Waste Ban Begins
Last week, Massachusetts took a major step toward becoming a state where no food waste hits the landfill. As of October 1, any entity producing more than 1 ton of food waste per week isn’t allowed to simply throw it away. That applies to restaurants, universities, hospitals and a variety of other operations. If all […]
October 6, 2014 | Posted in Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Energy, Legislation, Waste Ban Comments closed
Friday Buffet
Mayor Bloomberg recently announced some further details on New York’s plan to expand its composting program from the current thousand-odd households to 100,000 by 2014. And it’s about time, given that a staggering 29% of New York City’s trash is compostable. Salon examines the potential revenue embedded in that waste stream. You know who thinks […]
August 2, 2013 | Posted in Anaerobic Digestion, Composting Comments closed