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BP CEO bullish on record RNG pace, plus news from DTE and Waste Connections
Major developers of renewable natural gas projects provided updates on their facility construction progress during last month’s earnings calls. Others, like DTE Vantage, announced project completions.
By Jacob Wallace • Dec. 2, 2024 -
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Organics haulers and recyclers look to standardize as they eye growth
With private capital flowing to organics management, more companies seek to standardize and repeat their success across markets, executives from Agromin, Divert and more said at the Corporate Growth Conference.
By Jacob Wallace • Nov. 27, 2024 -
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US joins international agreement at COP29 to lower methane from organic waste
A new declaration signed by 30 countries builds on existing global methane commitments. They pledged to develop measures to address organic waste as part of their climate action plans, which they will update next year.
By Jacob Wallace • Nov. 26, 2024 -
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Trade groups urge US House to pass recycling infrastructure, data bills
A broad coalition of organizations are giving a final push to the bills as one of the lead co-sponsors, Sen. Tom Carper, prepares to retire. Both bills have already passed the Senate.
By Jacob Wallace • Nov. 20, 2024 -
California opts to preserve credits for anaerobic digesters in major regulatory update
A state regulator voted to amend the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, injecting new life into a lucrative biofuels credit market that is used by waste projects throughout the U.S.
By Jacob Wallace • Nov. 19, 2024 -
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Anaergia to continue operating Rialto Bioenergy Facility as it reports finances stabilizing
The facility in California was sold at bankruptcy auction earlier this year. The company also confirmed its top executives going forward as it works to turn the page on a turbulent year.
By Jacob Wallace • Nov. 18, 2024 -
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Boston requests new waste and recycling ideas ahead of 2027 contract expirations
Collection and disposal, waste prevention and recycling, data and analytics, and policy and behavior change are among the topics for which the city wants input. It reupped many existing contracts to buy more time to craft RFPs.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 13, 2024 -
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Veolia takes over operation of Toronto’s organics processing with second digester contract
The Dufferin Organics Processing Facility was launched more than 20 years ago to handle collected materials from Toronto’s green bin organics program. Today it’s one of two facilities serving the city.
By Jacob Wallace • Nov. 11, 2024 -
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New York City official backs composting over codigestion, citing environmental justice concerns
A report from Brooklyn’s borough president argues the city should expand composting capacity instead of relying on codigestion to process residential organic material.
By Jacob Wallace • Nov. 6, 2024 -
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Republic, Ameresco partner on California RNG; plus news from Vision RNG and Vanguard
The project partners tout California’s largest facility for converting landfill gas to renewable natural gas. Meanwhile, RNG groups like Vision RNG and Opal Fuels continue to gain ground in the space.
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Deep DiveBiosolids and PFAS questions are rippling to other states after Maine’s land application ban
The U.S. EPA has yet to offer guidance on how to address forever chemicals in the organic material from wastewater treatment facilities. States around the country are implementing their own policies to fill the gap.
By Jacob Wallace • Nov. 4, 2024 -
USDA convenes stakeholders to tackle PFAS contamination from biosolids
Suggested long-term solutions include finding new ways to detect contamination and developing tools to stop "forever chemicals" before they cause harm to soil.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Oct. 29, 2024 -
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How the 2024 election could affect waste and recycling policy
The presidential nominees have different takes on environmental and regulatory policies that could affect the industry, including those addressing emissions, recycling, PFAS, labor and environmental justice.
By Megan Quinn , Jacob Wallace , Cole Rosengren • Oct. 22, 2024 -
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Food waste responsible for 14% of US methane emissions: ReFED
A report issued by ReFED with the support of the Global Methane Hub outlines where food waste spurs methane emissions and how solutions like composting could help.
By Jacob Wallace • Oct. 18, 2024 -
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State resources boost zero waste efforts in Massachusetts and Colorado
Speakers at the National Zero Waste Conference discussed how strong state and local partnerships can help leverage funding and technical assistance that may not often be accessible to smaller communities.
By Megan Quinn • Oct. 11, 2024 -
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Deep DiveInside the debate over PLA, the packaging industry’s favorite bioplastic
Polylactic acid has been around for decades, but it only became popular as an option for compostable packaging more recently. While some environmental groups question its credentials, the packaging sector expects demand to grow.
By Mary Catherine O'Connor • Oct. 9, 2024 -
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Nation’s largest curbside organics collection program rolls out across New York City
The New York City Sanitation Department will now collect food waste from residents in Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island after previously rolling out the service to Brooklyn and Queens.
By Jacob Wallace • Oct. 7, 2024 -
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9 federal recycling and waste grants to apply for in 2024
Grant applications are due soon for numerous waste, recycling and organics programs funded by the U.S. EPA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
By Megan Quinn • Oct. 1, 2024 -
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Notable waste and recycling conferences in 2025
The EREF Summit on Landfill Emissions and the Resource Recycling Conference are the latest industry events to add dates for 2025.
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Compostable packaging’s relationship status with organics recyclers: ‘It’s complicated’
The BPI Summit highlighted tension and complexity around how to handle this growing category of packaging. The California Compost Coalition, Athens Services, Dirt Hugger, A1 Organics, Moonshot Compost and others weighed in.
By Mary Catherine O'Connor • Updated Oct. 1, 2024 -
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California’s organics diversion mandate enters its ‘adolescent age,’ updated with new laws
The law requiring jurisdictions to divert organic waste from landfills has survived years of difficulty. Some newly passed tweaks for rural areas and composters look to move it beyond its growing pains.
By Jacob Wallace • Sept. 25, 2024 -
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EPA announces $117M worth of recycling grant opportunities with organics focus
The new opportunities build on a historic amount of infrastructure funding the Biden administration has awarded for recycling projects since last year, as well as efforts to build a circular economy for organics and other materials.
By Jacob Wallace • Sept. 17, 2024 -
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EPA says it has no obligation to regulate PFAS in biosolids in federal lawsuit
The agency filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by farmers in Texas who allege they’ve been harmed by PFAS contamination from the spreading of sewage sludge, or biosolids, on agricultural land.
By Jacob Wallace • Sept. 16, 2024 -
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Bootstrap Compost pursues bond program to strengthen New England presence
The New England organics hauler, known for its focus on residential and smaller-scale commercial accounts, has a goal of eventually raising $750,000. This comes as the market is evolving in Massachusetts and neighboring states.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 13, 2024 -
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New York awards organics contracts to WM, Denali, American Recycling worth $96M
The contracts will add processing capacity for source-separated organics just as the city rolls out its residential collection program in Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island.
By Jacob Wallace • Sept. 12, 2024
