Atlas Organics, a developer and operator of commercial composting solutions based in the U.S. Southeast, today announced a transformational transaction aimed at expanding its operations nationwide in partnership with Generate Capital, a leading owner and operator of organic waste processing solutions and sustainable infrastructure in North America. Link to full …
Mais »How corpse farms and human compost can help communities
Spade started her research with her thesis “The Place of the Dead in the City” as a master of architecture student. In order to replicate the livestock composting process for humans, she invested ten years of research and fundraising in the Urban Death Project, and then opened Recompose in 2020. …
Mais »Will New ‘Smart Compost’ Bins Expand to Bushwick?
What are those orange compost bins popping up in Astoria and Lower Manhattan? Will they expand to other neighborhoods? Link to full article
Mais »What you need to know about California’s new composting law — a game changer for food waste
Californians will ring in the new year with the unfurling of a groundbreaking law that will change how they dispose of their organic waste, particularly leftover food and kitchen scraps. Link to full article
Mais »DSNY installs ‘Smart Bins’ for compost in Astoria
The bins will test an ongoing effort to allow around-the-clock drop-off of compostable material. Link to full article
Mais »TPG Rise invests in UBQ Materials to convert waste into recyclable plastic substitute
The investment will fund the company’s global expansion to meet growing demand. Link to full article
Mais »Sanitation Dept., GrowNYC and NYC Compost Project celebrate 200-plus Food Scrap Drop-off sites
The New York City Department of Sanitation, the nation’s largest municipal waste organization, GrowNYC, and the NYC Compost Project hosted by the New York Botanical Garden celebrated Friday, Dec. 17, the realization of a promise made in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s 2021 Earth Day announcements: the opening of more than …
Mais »Firm transforms waste as Morocco faces trash ‘time bomb‘
Recycling in Morocco may be in its infancy, but the North African kingdom is making steady progress, helped by a Swiss firm that specialises in processing organic waste. Link to full article
Mais »California pushes composting to lower food waste emissions
Banana peels, chicken bones and leftover veggies won‘t have a place in California trashcans under the nation‘s largest mandatory residential food waste recycling program that‘s set to take effect in January. Link to full article
Mais »EU plans ‘digital product passport’ to boost circular economy
The European Commission plans to introduce a “digital product passport” early next year that would contain information about the composition of goods on the European market to help boost their chances of being reused and recycled. Link to full article
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