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USDA Must Fix Its Outdated Compostable Rules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

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Green Mission News – November 2017

The Woman Aiming to Get 50 Million Americans Into the Worker-Owner Economy And she has a plan to do it. http://www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/the-woman-aiming-to-get-50-million-americans-into-the-worker-owner-economy-20171026 Global atmospheric CO2 levels

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Green Mission News – August 2017

A Soil Scientist with a Plan for a More Resilient Food System http://www.gracelinks.org/blog/8074/building-a-more-resilient-food-system-requires-a-paradigm-s Earth is becoming ‘Planet Plastic’ http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-40654915 and Production, use, and fate of

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Green Mission News – June 2017

Rethinking Transportation 2020-2030 The Disruption of Transportation and the Collapse of the Internal-Combustion Vehicle and Oil Industries https://static1.squarespace.com/static/585c3439be65942f022bbf9.pdf India’s ‘Fruit of the Gods’ Could Make Solar

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Green Mission News – May 2017

Humans Produce So Much Junk, We Are Creating a New Geological Layer The technofossils we leave behind will create a mark on the planet. http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2017/03/humans_are_creating_a_new_geological_layer_of_technofossils.html

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Green Mission News – December 2016

What makes plastic trash seem so tasty to seabirds? http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/1109/What-makes-plastic-trash-seem-so-tasty-to-seabirds Plastic island: How our trash is destroying paradise http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2016/12/world/midway-plastic-island/ Life in Syntropy (Agroforestry; 15 minute

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Green Mission News – October 2016

How restorative agriculture could lead to commercial advantage http://www.producebusinessuk.com/opinion/fresh-opinions/2016/09/22/how-restorative-agriculture-could-lead-to-commercial-advantage Fair World Project Releases Statement on US, China Formal Sign-On to Paris Climate Agreement Leading Consumer

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Green Mission News – May 2016

Largest US food producers ask Congress to shield lobbying activities United Egg Producers, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and National Pork Producers Council are proposing a

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Green Mission News – April 2016

Carbon Farming: Fighting Climate Change with Regenerative Agriculture Lowering atmospheric carbon dioxide to a level that will avoid catastrophic climate change requires massive shifts across

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Green Mission News – March 2016

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Green Mission News November 2015

A Soil Pilgrimage http://www.asianage.com/columnists/soil-pilgrimage-994 GMO backlash threatens beet farmers as foodmakers swap sugars http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N12C0Z520151029?rpc=401& World’s “appetite” for renewables is growing, but faster transition is needed,

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Green Mission News October 2015

Pope Francis would love the obscure theories of this dead Romanian economist http://qz.com/510096/pope-francis-would-love-the-theories-of-this-dead-romanian-economist/ THE NEED FOR A NEW ECONOMIC SYSTEM: PART 9 http://www.countercurrents.org/avery220815.htm   Brazil

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Old-Green Mission News November 2015

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Green Mission News August 2015

Making the transition to a circular economy will not be a walk in the park http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150731/opinion/shift-to-circular-economy.578683 After what might be perceived as a rather wobbly

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Green Mission News June 2015

What’s in the News… [break] USDA Develops New GMO-Free Certification And Label For Foods http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/14/usda-gmo-label_n_7284544.html What Happened After One Family Went Organic For Just Two

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Green Mission News May 2015

What’s in the News… Soil & Carbon: Soil Solutions to Climate Problems http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/reports/3846/soil-and-carbon-soil-solutions-to-climate-problems# An excess of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Earth’s atmosphere is warming

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