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Still unsure about composting? Here’s why and how to make ‘black gold’ for the garden

https://apnews.com/article/composting-garden-bin-scraps-06251e6f211996930bdfa637df2c277e

The dirt on composting 

WAMC Northeast Public Radio (AUDIO: 4:35)

https://www.wamc.org/commentary-opinion/2026-05-07/the-dirt-on-composting

Durango, Colorado – Compost and Collection Capacity Building

https://ilsr.org/article/composting-for-community/durango-compost-collection-capacity-building/

The Compost Timing Mistake That Slows Down Growth

https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/compost-timing-mistake-slows-down-135404431.html

Recology composting program turns waste into natural fertilizer

Benefits extend beyond cost savings and water efficiency, advocates say

https://morganhilltimes.com/recology-composting-program-turns-waste-into-natural-fertilizer/

‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds

Louisiana’s cultural hotspot could be surrounded by Gulf of Mexico before end of this century, authors say

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/new-orleans-sea-levels-relocation-climate-crisis

City Farming Could Supply Nearly 30% of Europe’s Fruit and Vegetable Needs, Study Finds

https://time.com/article/2026/05/04/urban-farming-europe-food-demand-study/

What used to hit the landfill is now feeding gardens, farms and a fast-growing compost culture across KC

https://kansascitymag.com/what-used-to-hit-the-landfill-is-now-feeding-gardens-farms-and-a-fast-growing-compost-culture-across-kc/

Local composting company plans working farm and education center

https://www.aol.com/articles/local-composting-company-plans-working-021138538.html

More food scraps needed (New Zealand)

https://www.localmatters.co.nz/environment/more-food-scraps-needed/

Austin entrepreneur transforms food waste into compost

Gary Parente’s Curbside Compost turns food scraps into compost, reducing landfill waste and methane emissions.

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-entrepreneur-transforms-food-waste-into-compost/269-8669ecdf-1a31-4553-8af1-dfa7bc456913

Composting Waste: From Collection to Finished Soil

A behind-the-scenes look at The Compost Company during SPC Impact in Nashville reveals how organic waste streams are managed, processed, and transformed into finished compost.

https://www.packworld.com/sustainable-packaging/bio-based/article/22965168/composting-waste-from-collection-to-finished-soil

Together we can stop food waste (Wisconsin)

https://www.vcnewsreview.com/stories/together-we-can-stop-food-waste,331188?

Food Tank Explains: Food Sovereignty

https://foodtank.com/news/2026/04/food-tank-explains-food-sovereignty/

San Francisco program that shaped global composting culture marks 30 years of influence

https://abc7news.com/post/san-francisco-curbside-compost-program-shaped-global-culture-marks-30-years-influence/18943860/

 

A Warminster food bank is turning spoiled produce into farm-fresh eggs. Here’s how

Unfit for pantry shelves, hundreds of pounds of produce are redirected to a Jamison farm, where the chickens’ “salad bar” curbs waste, cuts costs and helps fight hunger.

https://whyy.org/articles/warminster-food-bank-spoiled-produce-farm-fresh-eggs/

Earth Day: Combat food waste with composting 

(VIDEO—2:35 minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3seV-kV-o8

Local composting company offers food waste option as landfill space tightens 

(VIDEO—2:39 minutes)

https://www.wwaytv3.com/local-composting-company-offers-food-waste-option-as-landfill-space-tightens/

One compost pit, one home garden, one village at a time (SRI LANKA)

https://www.sundaytimes.lk/260426/plus/one-compost-pit-one-home-garden-one-village-at-a-time-639600.html

New Jersey Makes Progress Toward Goal of Cutting Food Waste 50% by 2030 

https://njbia.org/nj-making-progress-toward-goal-of-reducing-food-waste-50-by-2030/

Move over paper, metal, and glass. Make room for a ‘new’ recyclable: food.

KVCC, WMU, and the cities of Kalamazoo and Portage each have programs to give food scraps new life and keep them from wasting space in landfills, producing gas.

https://nowkalamazoo.org/2026/04/move-over-paper-metal-and-glass-make-room-for-a-new-recyclable-food/

Wallingford (UK) composting initiative launched for farmers

https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/26045140.wallingford-composting-initiative-launched-farmers/

Beyond the landfill: Three unique solutions for food scraps

https://www.michigan.gov/egle/newsroom/mi-environment/2026/04/29/beyond-the-landfill

Talking Trash: How NBA arenas tackle waste sustainably

NBA arenas are cutting waste with recycling, composting, and donations—keeping tons out of landfills while helping communities.

https://www.nba.com/news/nba-arenas-tackle-waste-sustainability

Virgin Islands Local Food and Farm Council Adopts Resolution Regarding Composting of Green Debris

https://stjohnsource.com/2026/04/30/v-i-local-food-and-farm-council-adopts-resolution-regarding-composting-of-green-debris/

Derry and Strabane Council (N. Ireland) kicks off the International Compost Awareness Week 2026 at Acorn Farm

https://www.derryjournal.com/news/environment/derry-and-strabane-council-kicks-off-the-international-compost-awareness-week-2026-at-acorn-farm-8464114

Reimagining food waste: Reduce, reuse, recycle 

Adirondack North Country Association offers background on food waste in the U.S. as well as tips to minimize and compost old food rather than throw it out 

https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/communities/food-and-farms/reimagining-food-waste-reduce-reuse-recycle/

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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 – November 2024

Flowers and the Birth of Ecology  Without flowers, there would be no us. https://nautil.us/flowers-and-the-birth-of-ecology-917041/ I have acreage to sell you in Antarctica: Antarctica is ‘greening’

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Compost Happens – October 2024

Lion Farms offers wide variety of organic Florida mushrooms https://communitynewspapers.com/south-dade/lion-farms-offers-wide-variety-of-organic-florida-mushrooms/ How State Organic Waste Ban Policies Can Drive Food Waste Reduction  Organic waste bans are

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Green Mission News – October 2024

Book review: The Nutmeg’s Curse Parables for a Planet in Crisis by Amitav Ghosh https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/N/bo125517349.html and https://www.resilience.org/stories/2022-03-21/the-nutmegs-curse-review/ Letter from the Farm | Wild Geese and

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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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