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In response to Resolution 2/7 from the second session (UNEP/EA.2/RES.7) of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) and reaffirmed in Resolution 4/7 from its fourth session (UNEP/EA.4/RES.7), the Global Waste Management Outlook offers an updated assessment of global waste management and an analysis of data concerning municipal solid waste management …

Governor Katie Hobbs (D-Ariz.) signed House Bill 2081 and Senate Bill 1042 into law earlier this year, granting rights to accredited funeral providers to provide terramation services, also known as human composting. Link to full article

Farmers have known for centuries, and research has demonstrated, that composts can provide multiple benefits to crop, pasture and forest soils. Link to full article

The national organics recovery strategy has four goals: Preventing food loss, preventing food waste, increasing the organics recycling rate and supporting policies centered on those three goals. | Jesse David Falls/Shutterstock Link to full article

Nowadays there’s a wide range of composters from which to choose, whether these are sophisticated fast-acting insulated chambers or simple structures built from timber. Link to full article

MSU research shows how putting starch into a bio-based polymer can make it more compostable, helping divert plastic waste Link to full article

Why do central and local government initiatives aiming to curb the proliferation of garbage in Beijing and its disposal continue to be unsuccessful? Link to full article

The city received $398,500 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Compost and Food Waste Reduction Program. Link to full article

Growing healthy plants takes time, care, sunlight, water. And human urine? Link to full article

Researchers just created a biodegradable plastic using bacteria spores and thermoplastic polyurethane that could even benefit plants. Link to full article