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Opinion
How waste audits can help cities and businesses
There's a push to solve the problem of food waste right now, but that can't be the only focus to hit "zero waste" goals.
By Ushma Pandya Mehta • Dec. 8, 2017 -
'Fake news' accusations and plastic bag politics in California
One year after California's bag ban passed, the plastics industry is questioning new litter reduction statistics. Environmental advocates are nonplussed.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 5, 2017 -
UK grocery chain to sell food past 'best by' date to cut waste
For one month after non-perishable food items hit their "best by" date, The East of England Co-Op will sell food at a steep mark down to reduce waste.
By Cody Boteler • Dec. 5, 2017 -
Dive Awards
Sanitation Department of the Year: LASAN
This year, the Los Angeles Department of Sanitation launched the largest commercial waste franchise system in the country.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 4, 2017 -
Permission granted by LA Sanitation & Environment
LASAN addresses franchise growing pains during tense public meeting
The ambitious recycLA transition timeframe has included missed collections, sticker shock, a nascent ballot initiative and also success stories.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 4, 2017 -
UK agencies release new 'little blue fridge' label to cut food spoilage
A new government-backed date labeling system could be a model for similar reform efforts in the U.S. to eliminate customer confusion and resulting food waste.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 1, 2017 -
Report: A garbage truck-worth of textiles are incinerated, landfilled every second
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Circular Fibres Initiative released a report with four "ambitions" for reducing textiles waste.
By Cody Boteler • Nov. 30, 2017 -
EnviroMedia launches weekly social media campaign to push waste reduction
The new #WasteLessWednesday campaign, from the original creators of America Recycles Day, aims to keep the conversation going year-round.
By Cody Boteler • Nov. 29, 2017 -
Vancouver opens pop-up store to solicit ideas on reducing packaging waste
The Canadian city is looking for ways to cut down on the millions of to-go cups, bags and containers being disposed each week, and is not ruling out the potential for new regulations.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 27, 2017 -
Hard to swallow: 6M turkeys were trashed last year
The NRDC is promoting a new "Guest-imator" meal planning tool to ensure food waste doesn't gobble up space in landfills.
By Cody Boteler • Nov. 22, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Colleges combat food waste through innovation, dedicated buy-in
Colleges and universities waste more than 20 million pounds of food each year. Initiatives to reduce food waste could be a benefit to campuses and surrounding communities.
By Pat Donachie • Nov. 21, 2017 -
Cleanup crews report litter reduction one year after California passes bag ban
Government officials and advocacy group Californians Against Waste are touting results from the only statewide ban of its kind in the U.S.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 9, 2017 -
Deep Dive
How 5 local governments just expanded their recycling programs
As a small number of cities are cutting back amid market uncertainties, others from San Francisco to Chattanooga, TN, are forging ahead.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 7, 2017 -
Boston kicks off 'zero waste' planning process with new consulting contract
The city's new Zero Waste Advisory Committee will be supported by well-known names in local and national recycling circles.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 6, 2017 -
Costco to stock first 'No Waste' compostable coffee pods nationwide
San Francisco Bay Coffee Co.'s single-serve pods come in recyclable packaging and can be processed at industrial compost operations.
By Cody Boteler • Oct. 26, 2017 -
E-waste recycler Tech Dump crosses 20M pound processing milestone
Additionally, the nonprofit group has delivered over 327,000 hours of job training.
By Cody Boteler • Oct. 25, 2017 -
NRDC Report: Majority of waste food in city households is edible
Produce and leftovers were the most commonly wasted items following intensive research in New York, Denver and Nashville, TN.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 25, 2017 -
Q&A
LASAN Director Zaldivar on franchising, food waste and the future of collection vehicles
Amid recycLA growing pains, Enrique Zaldivar told Waste Dive that LASAN's newly increased control over the waste stream provides further insulation from market whims.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 23, 2017 -
New Zero Waste Design Guidelines aim to change the future of urban recycling
This architect-driven collaborative project rethinks the often overlooked role of waste in buildings — from construction to collection.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 19, 2017 -
Opinion
Data in the dumpster: Don't throw away dollars
Compiling data from disparate sources can feel overwhelming, even paralyzing, but Kristin Kinder of Ecova argues that it's worth it — for financial and ecological reasons.
By Kristin Kinder • Oct. 18, 2017 -
Volunteers in Pittsburgh's 'Garbage Olympics' collect thousands of pounds of trash
Volunteers from five neighborhoods spent a few hours collecting and disposing of litter, perhaps signaling increased resident buy-in of the importance of solid waste management.
By Cody Boteler • Oct. 16, 2017 -
UPDATE: California governor signs new date label bill to reduce food waste
The bill, signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown, follows a law from earlier in October that expanded liability protections for food donations.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 16, 2017 -
Report identifies 6 applications for organic waste in construction
Food scrap can be harnessed as raw material for furniture and construction, according to a new report from the U.K.-based firm Arup.
By Cody Boteler • Oct. 12, 2017 -
San Francisco expands recycling list, shrinks refuse carts on 'zero waste' crusade
Plastic bags, coffee cups, cartons and textiles will now be accepted in the city's biggest recycling change since 2000.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 6, 2017 -
TerraCycle: Fated partnership with Rubicon will help fill service gaps
Both companies see potential to fill in service gaps for their existing sustainability-minded customers around the country.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 6, 2017
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