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It’s no secret compost has been given somewhat of an unfair reputation around campus. People think that it‘s pointless, smells funny and too difficult to do. What they don’t know is that two of these stigmas are absolutely false, and to be fair, it doesn’t smell funny — just kind …

It‘s New Year‘s resolution time, and if you‘ve got "declutter the house" at the top of the list, you‘re probably pulling out the garbage bags and getting ready to go to work. But hold on! Instead of adding to the landfill, you can compost plenty of items around the house …

Eni, has taken the first step in toward building industrial-scale plants to produce bio-oil from MSW as operations begin at a pilot plant located at the existing Gela refinery. Link:

Imagine expanding the life of electronic devices while incorporating blockchain traceability technology capable of creating 1 job for every 300 items reused. Now imagine ensuring a 95 recycling rate and transforming a cost for municipalities into revenue that stays in the community. Link:

There’s little doubt that electric vehicles are the future and hydrogen fuel cells offer great advantages. Unfortunately, hydrogen is costly to produce and transport. PowerHouse Energy believes the answer is a distributed waste to hydrogen network. Link:

Covanta Holding Corporation has commenced construction of its first Total Ash Processing System in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, adjacent to its existing metals processing facility. Link:

Ontario based organic waste technology firm, Anaergia, Inc., is to the start construction at the Rialto Bioenergy Facility which will produce energy and fertiliser from food waste in Southern California. Link:

Eni, has taken the first step in toward building industrial-scale plants to produce bio-oil from MSW as operations begin at a pilot plant located at the existing Gela refinery. Link to full article

Today in the US, over 60 billion pounds of vegetable scraps go to the landfill. Currently, 5 is made into compost. This means 95 is creating methane gas as it breaks down in the landfill. Link: http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/manateeco/2019/01/16/compost-happens-dont-over-think-it/

However, reduction targets missing and collection targets delayed, campaigners warn Link: https://zerowasteeurope.eu/2018/12/eu-agrees-unprecedented-cuts-to-single-use-plastics/?mc_cid=e13be69937&mc_eid=04e6bfdc31