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Compost Happens – September 2025

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USDA Must Fix Its Outdated Compostable Rules

https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2025/09/02/usda_must_fix_its_outdated_compostable_rules_1132253.html

Despite 10-year Metro Vancouver ban on organics in the garbage, it’s still the top landfill item

22 per cent of regional waste is green waste that can be composted, says Metro Vancouver

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/organic-waste-diversion-metro-vancouver-1.7618427

Unlocking Circular Economy Value: U.S. Municipalities as the Next Frontier for Sustainable Investment

https://www.ainvest.com/news/unlocking-circular-economy-municipalities-frontier-sustainable-investment-2508/

Down and dirty: how regenerative farming is digging into microscopic soil life

Nurturing everything from bacteria and fungi to worms is seen as essential to helping minimise use of chemicals and machinery

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/29/down-and-dirty-how-regenerative-farming-is-digging-into-microscopic-soil-life

North Carolina farm and nonprofit partner to feed kids, growing fresh produce at a park

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/orange-county/article311985221.html

Compost Market Analysis: $13.03 Billion by 2029 With a CAGR of 10.3%

https://www.openpr.com/news/4161808/compost-market-analysis-13-03-billion-by-2029-with-a-cagr

Investing in these 6 components can achieve true food sovereignty (Chicago) 

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-state-and-local-food-policy/how-chicago-can-lead-true-food-sovereignty-opinion

What Really Happens to All That Extra Food at Las Vegas Buffets

https://www.aol.com/really-happens-extra-food-las-132821394.html

Organically Grown Company Becomes the First Distributor to Join the U.S. Food Waste Pact

https://perishablenews.com/produce/organically-grown-company-becomes-the-first-distributor-to-join-the-u-s-food-waste-pact/

Sewage sludge used as fertilizer spreads PFAS pollution to farms, food, and water

https://www.ehn.org/sewage-sludge-used-as-fertilizer-spreads-pfas-pollution-to-farms-food-and-water

This dump truck collects food waste and delivers it to Cincinnati farms

https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/dump-truck-collects-food-waste-225212811.html

The Bulb Cultivates Community-Led Solutions to Food Insecurity in N.C.

In Charlotte, N.C., The Bulb has found a way to turn farming and food waste into opportunity. By combining urban farming, grocery partnerships and community-driven mobile markets, the organization provides consistent, barrier-free access to fresh produce while strengthening trust and resilience in the neighborhoods it serves.

https://www.thepacker.com/news/sustainability/bulb-urban-farm-cultivates-community-led-solutions-food-insecurity-n-c

Denali Takes Organic Recycling to New Heights, Recycling 14 Billion Pounds of Organic Materials in 2024The company unveiled its 2024 Sustainability Report, which revealed that the company managed a staggering 11% of the nine million tons of recycled food in the U.S. 

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250820654969/en/Denali-Takes-Organic-Recycling-to-New-Heights-Recycling-14-Billion-Pounds-of-Organic-Materials-in-2024

Low-temperature biochar for improving composting process via regulation of enzymatic stoichiometry and microbial community succession

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1359511325002260

Urban gardening products are bridging farming vs gardening in 2025, with organic gardening and technological innovation revolutionizing sustainable food systems in modern cities.

https://farmonaut.com/blogs/urban-gardening-products-farming-vs-gardening-2025

Innovative food-waste processor finds fans in Mariano’s and a suburban food bank

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-state-and-local-food-policy/marianos-teams-green-era-reap-value-food-waste

Somerville (MA) To Launch New Food Waste Collection Pilot Program

https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/somerville-to-launch-new-food-waste-collection-pilot-program/

Chattanooga (TN) announces partnership for curbside composting and glass pick-up

https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/sep/06/chattanooga-announces-partnership-for-curbside/

Compost vs Manure: 7 Powerful Ways to Boost Soil in 2025

https://farmonaut.com/blogs/compost-vs-manure-7-powerful-ways-to-boost-soil-in-2025



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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

Archives

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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Green Mission News – March, 2022

  Is Earth Smart?We came up with a way to measure the intelligence of entire planets. Things aren’t looking great for ours.https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/02/biosphere-planetary-intelligence-evolution/622867/ Can a planet

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Green Mission News – February, 2022

Just What Is a ‘Resilient’ Forest, Anyway? https://www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news/just-what-resilient-forest-anyway California redwood forest returned to Indigenous guardianship, conservation https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/california-redwood-forest-returned-to-indigenous-guardianship-conservation/ Trees are important for cleaner air in cities

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Green Mission News – November, 2021

Agrovoltaics = Agriculture + Solar Photovoltaics = Win For Everyone https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/10/11/2057534/-Agrovoltaics-Agriculture-Solar-Photovoltaics-Win-For-Everyone Stella Vita: The newest solar-powered vehicle.Our Self-sustaining House On Wheels.https://solarteameindhoven.nl/ Cooking with the sun:

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Green Mission News – October, 2021

Welcome to the Pyrocene.Our society’s appetite for one kind of burning—fossil fuel combustion—has thrust us into a new Fire Age that is reshaping the Earth.https://inthesetimes.com/article/wildfire-history-steve-pyne-fossil-fuels-climate-fire-age-pyrocene

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Green Mission News – July, 2021

Climate, biodiversity & farmers benefit from rubber agroforestry: report https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/climate-and-biodiversity-benefit-from-rubber-agroforestry-report/ Extreme events: ecosystems offer cost effective protection https://www.cmcc.it/article/extreme-events-protect-with-ecosystems-is-cost-effective New research lifts the clouds on land

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Green Mission News – May, 2021

Class ConsciousnessCan’t Combine View: We must understand relationship between economy and ecology https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/et-evoke/view-we-must-understand-relationship-between-economy-and-ecology/articleshow/81876857.cms Changing our ways? Behaviour change and the climate crisisThe report of the Cambridge

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Green Mission News – Earth Month 2021

What a 40-year experiment can tell us about organic food. Takeaways from Rodale Institute’s Farming Systems Trial. https://peeled.substack.com/p/what-a-40-year-experiment-can-tell Transform school meals to nourish kids and

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