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Compost Happens – September 2024

Turning Food Waste into Soil, Roanoke Compost Company Aims To Fill a Curbside Void

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Star City Compost takes food waste from Roanoke residents and businesses and converts it into clean compost that will soon be available for sale. 

https://www.roanokerambler.com/turning-food-waste-into-soil-roanoke-compost-company-aims-to-fill-a-curbside-void/

 

Multimedia series | Food waste

Beyond the bin: The reality of food waste

https://thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/68820/beyond-the-bin-the-reality-of-food-waste/

 

How food banks prevented 1.8 million metric tons of carbon emissions last year 

Redistributing food before it’s tossed or wasted doesn’t just fight hunger — it also fights climate change.

https://grist.org/food-and-agriculture/food-banks-mitigated-1-8-million-metric-tons-of-co2-emissions-globally-last-year/

 

Unintended food safety impacts of agricultural circular economies, with case studies in arsenic and mycotoxins

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41538-024-00293-8

 

Hooray for the home composter!

https://midlandexpress.com.au/community/2024/08/15/the-compost-conversation-14/

 

Could manure and compost act like probiotics, reducing antibiotic resistance in urban soils?

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-manure-compost-probiotics-antibiotic-resistance.html

 

Lords of the Flies: Insects Turn Food Waste Into Feed and Fertilizer in Oregon

https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news/conservation/lords-of-the-flies-insects-turn-food-waste-into-feed-and-fertilizer-in-oregon/article_6c57280a-5a5f-11ef-b6bc-17f5f88cae6c.html

 

Gardnerville (NV) begins Full Circle Compost pilot program, asks residents to be mindful of green-waste contamination

https://www.carsonnow.org/story/08/17/2024/gardnerville-begins-full-circle-compost-pilot-program-asks-residents-be-mindful-gre

 

How This Dining Trend Is Transforming Idaho’s Amazing Food Scene

https://1043wowcountry.com/how-this-dining-trend-is-transforming-idahos-amazing-food-scene/

Ballarat (Australia) residents can now join the Compost Revolution

https://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/news/ballarat-residents-can-now-join-compost-revolution

 

10 New Organic Waste Upcycling Solutions Promoting Waste-to-Resource Conversion

Gain data-driven insights on organic waste upcycling, an industry consisting of 11K+ organizations worldwide. We have selected 10 standout innovators from 1.5K+ new organic waste upcycling solutions, advancing the industry with food waste upcycling, humate fertilizer from waste, chemical-free composting, and more.

https://www.startus-insights.com/innovators-guide/new-organic-waste-upcycling-solutions/


Revolutionising food waste management

https://thesun.my/opinion-news/revolutionising-food-waste-management-LD12887194

Uniting food waste and farming at Saugeen Ridge Farm 

https://www.loblaw.ca/en/uniting-food-waste-and-farming-at-saugeen-ridge-farm/

North America Compost Service Market Size, Share, Forecast, [2030]

https://www.agninews.co.in/business/north-america-compost-service-market-size-share-forecast-2030/121527/

Completing the Circle: Composting Locally

For Monique DiGiorgio, co-owner of Table to Farm Compost in Durango, Colorado, there is a full circle order to things.

https://www.rd.usda.gov/newsroom/success-stories/completing-circle-composting-locally

Scrap food waste, save money, and fight climate change with DEC (VT Department of Environmental Conservation)

https://vermontbiz.com/news/2024/august/26/scrap-food-waste-save-money-and-fight-climate-change-dec

 

City of Houston Solid Waste Management given approval to reapply for grant to boost food waste composting efforts

The grant is worth $400,000 and if acquired, would also lead to an additional $100,000 contributed by the Special Recycling Revenue Fund.

https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/houston-city-council-solid-waste-management-grant-food-waste-composting/285-1ce6653c-09f3-4cd5-a78e-64c0aded9b03

 

Allegany County (NY): Composting Livestock Mortality and Butcher Waste Workshop 

https://wellsvilleregionalnews.blogspot.com/2024/08/allegany-county-composting-livestock.html

 

Partners hope CompostNow pilot in Avondale Estates (GA) will help increase composting accessibility

https://decaturish.com/2024/08/partners-hope-compostnow-pilot-in-avondale-estates-will-help-increase-composting-accessibility/

 

New Roots Urban Farm is about more than just produce

https://www.feastmagazine.com/community/new-roots-urban-farm-north-st-louis-nonprofits-food-inequity-stl/article_07060522-6408-11ef-b8f9-affe0f9d53a6.html

 

Seven simple ways to make the most of Zero Waste Week

https://www.farminglife.com/read-this/seven-simple-ways-to-make-the-most-of-zero-waste-week-4765046

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GEME Breaks New Ground in World’s First Bio Waste Composter Machine

 https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/news/marketers-media/geme-breaks-new-ground-world-s-141031169.html#ixzz8fQMtYr81

 

How major food manufacturers are cutting food waste 

Food manufacturers are prioritising food-waste reduction at all stages of production, and in doing so, are reducing costs too. 

https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2024/07/03/How-Mondelez-and-Kraft-Heinz-are-cutting-food-waste 

Ways for food retailers to reduce waste

Independent retailers can lead the charge on slashing single-use plastics and reducing the amount of food waste being sent to landfill – here’s how

https://www.specialityfoodmagazine.com/news/ways-for-food-retailers-to-reduce-waste

 

Nature Fresh Farms using AI technology to help develop more sustainable farming

https://www.am800cklw.com/news/nature-fresh-farms-using-ai-technology-to-help-develop-more-sustainable-farming.html

 

Lineage unveils a Global Food Chain Innovation Challenge to combat food waste

https://www.foodanddrinktechnology.com/news/53727/lineage-unveils-a-global-food-chain-innovation-challenge-to-combat-food-waste/

 

City of Sonoma awards 10-year waste disposal contract to longtime local partners

Waste disposal provider Sonoma Garbage Collectors will increase rates by 20% and update practices to comply with state regulations

https://www.sonomanews.com/article/news/sonoma-local-garbage-collectors-contract

A robot is helping turn food waste into compost in Detroit 

https://www.bridgedetroit.com/a-robot-is-helping-turn-food-waste-into-compost-in-detroit/

Using crop waste to develop biobased plastics 

https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/using-crop-waste-to-develop-biobased-plastics/

Coming full circle
Momentum for composting is growing – will the buck(et) stop in Durango?

https://www.durangotelegraph.com/news/top-stories/coming-full-circle/

Phoenix’s food waste reduction program supporting local restaurants enters 2nd phase

https://www.kjzz.org/news/2024-07-08/phoenixs-food-waste-reduction-program-enters-its-second-phase

Food Scraps Recycling Drop-off at the West Community Market Begins on July 20, 2024

https://www.cityofmadison.com/news/2024-07-08/food-scraps-recycling-drop-off-at-the-west-community-market-begins-on-july-20-2024

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Green Mission News – September 2024

5 big ways U.S. communities are working to minimize harm from climate change https://ensia.com/notable/5-big-ways-u-s-communities-are-working-to-minimize-harm-from-climate-change/   In a fight to save a rare bird, Indigenous communities

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Compost Happens – August 2024

US’ Outdated Composting Infrastructure Offers Golden Investment Opportunity  https://sustainablebrands.com/read/finance-investment/outdated-composting-infrastructure-investment-opportunity   Table2Farms: Innovating Composting to Combat Climate Change https://foodtank.com/news/2024/07/innovating-composting-to-combat-climate-change/   Ventura County organic recycler putting waste

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Green Mission News – August 2024

QUOTATIONS FROM ROGER REVELLE Compiled by Deborah Day, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Archives https://library.ucsd.edu/scilib/biogr/day_quotations-from-roger-revelle.pdf and In 1957, Climate Scientist Warned Congress That Fossil-Fueled Global Warming

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Green Mission News – June 2024

  What will it take to get companies to embrace reusable packaging?  Inside the effort to standardize the design of returnable containers. https://grist.org/business/what-will-it-take-to-get-companies-to-embrace-reusable-packaging/   Green

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Compost Happens Now – May 2024

International Compost Awareness Week Slated May 5-11 This year’s theme is COMPOST … Nature’s Climate Champion https://www.morningagclips.com/international-compost-awareness-week-slated-may-5-11/ ‘Just Eat It’ explores food waste and surplus

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Green Mission News – May 2024

Insects and Other Animals Have Consciousness, Experts Declare A group of prominent biologists and philosophers announced a new consensus: There’s “a realistic possibility” that insects,

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Compost Happens – Earth Month 2024

Earth Month UWS Explainer: How to ‘Compost’ Food Scraps and Why It Matters https://www.westsiderag.com/2024/04/11/earth-month-uws-explainer-how-to-compost-food-scraps-and-why-it-matters Navigating the Compostable Packaging Landscape: Insights from BPI Executive Director Rhodes

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Green Mission News – Earth Month 2024

‘Nature Has Rights’: Aruba Could Become 2nd Country to Recognize Rights of Nature in Constitution https://www.ecowatch.com/aruba-nature-rights-constitution.html   In Libya, one person’s garbage is another person’s

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Compost Happens – March 2024

Opportunities for scaling compost strategies help farms’ soil health https://www.agdaily.com/features/opportunities-for-scaling-compost-strategies-help-farms-soil-health/   GrowNYC prepares layoffs as city shifts to curbside composting https://www.crainsnewyork.com/politics-policy/grownyc-cut-54-workers-city-shifts-curbside-composting   Local farmers discuss

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Compost Happens – February, 2024

Unlocking the Power of Composting: Enhancing Soil Health and Boosting Crop Yields https://medriva.com/health/eco-health/unlocking-the-power-of-composting-enhancing-soil-health-and-boosting-crop-yields/   Chance Farm pursues ‘closed loop’ agriculture with composting group https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/agriculture/chance-farms-pursues-closed-loop-agriculture-with-composting-group/article_0011a7a0-c6c7-11ee-9c20-abf130d4d6b4.html  

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Green Mission News – February, 2024

    Five Ways to Develop “Ecoliteracy”.Daniel Goleman, Lisa Bennett, and Zenobia Barlow explain how we can teach kids to care deeply about the environment.https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/five_ways_to_develop_ecoliteracy

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Green Mission News – November, 2023

APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION LAUDATE DEUM OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS TO ALL PEOPLE OF GOOD WILL ON THE CLIMATE CRISIS https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/20231004-laudate-deum.html   The in-depth assessment presented

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Green Mission News – October, 2023

A Love Letter to My Compost Heap https://atmos.earth/a-love-letter-to-my-compost-heap/   The Organic Urban Farm Growing Healthy Food for One of Chicago’s Most Underserved Neighborhoods For two

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Green Mission News – September, 2023

4 factors driving 2023’s extreme heat and climate disasters https://theconversation.com/4-factors-driving-2023s-extreme-heat-and-climate-disasters-209975   True regenerative economies help everyone prosper https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/08/09/opinion/true-regenerative-economies-help-everyone-prosper   The Tragedy of Misunderstanding the Commons Twelfth-century

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Green Mission News – August, 2023

One seed at a time: Lebanese project promotes agroecology for farmer autonomy https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/one-seed-at-a-time-lebanese-project-promotes-agroecology-for-farmer-autonomy/   On the Cusp of Cleaning Up “Cancer Alley,” the EPA Caved

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Green Mission News – June, 2023

Time to pay the piper: Fossil fuel companies’ reparations for climate damages https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(23)00198-7   Body lotions, mothballs, cleaning fluids and other widely used products contain

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Green Mission News – May, 2023

Discussing systems changes and the circular economy with Dr Anna Birney (5:39 minutes video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU-1Jnlg5V4   What Has the Pandemic Taught Us About Vaccines? Should

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Green Mission News – January, 2023

  New Report Reveals Pesticide Industry’s Disinformation and Science Denial Playbook Monsanto’s Tactics to Defend Toxic Weedkiller Glyphosate Exposed https://foe.org/news/merchants-of-poison/   2022 Sustainability ReportTetra Pak

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Green Mission News – November, 2022

John D Liu  Ecological Restoration (10 min, video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=hEEFXABFwrY How could positive “tipping points” accelerate climate action? As catastrophic climate change tipping points loom, could

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Green Mission News – October, 2022

Keep it green and lean. Chevron Ad Adam McKay (video 1 min, 40 sec) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2XTGteritE   The Campaign to Criminalize Ecocide https://theglobalobservatory.org/2022/03/the-benefits-challenges-and-limitations-of-criminalizing-ecocide/ and www.stopecocide.earth/leading-states Beyond

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Green Mission News – June, 2022

Following Record Growth in 2021, Renewables on Track for New High in 2022 https://e360.yale.edu/digest/following-record-growth-in-2021-renewables-on-track-for-new-high-in-2022   The Insanity of Expanding Nuclear Energy https://boogiegreen.com/2022/05/12/the-insanity-of-expanding-nuclear-energy/   Greenpeace’s Russel Norman

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