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 some of the most impactful state policies we can pass to limit the amount of food going to landfills and incinerators.

https://www.nrdc.org/bio/darby-hoover/how-state-organic-waste-ban-policies-can-drive-food-waste-reduction

Futures for Peoria’s food waste include redistribution, composting

https://www.wcbu.org/local-news/2024-09-26/futures-for-peorias-food-waste-include-redistribution-composting

Cutting food waste would lower emissions, but so far only one state has done it.

A study out in Science this month finds that states’ attempts to cut the amount of food waste going into landfills are rarely succeeding

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/cutting-food-waste-lower-emissions-state-114350585

Get your hands dirty and learn about vermicomposting at two October workshops

https://santamariatimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/get-your-hands-dirty-and-learn-about-vermicomposting-at-two-october-workshops/article_a6241cde-7aa6-11ef-a8e7-67df032dfe2c.html#1

From Farm to Fork: Addressing Food Waste in Households

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/384286399_From_Farm_to_Fork_Addressing_Food_Waste_in_Households

Northeast Ohio composters reduce emissions from food waste, one pile at a time 

https://www.ideastream.org/environment-energy/2024-09-13/northeast-ohio-composters-reduce-emissions-from-food-waste-one-pile-at-a-time

U.S. state composting laws are mostly trash—except for one, study finds

First analysis of laws on composting food finds that tough regulations, like those in Massachusetts, work

https://www.science.org/content/article/u-s-state-composting-laws-are-mostly-trash-except-one-study-finds

Including compostable packaging in residential curbside programs boosts consumer involvement report shows

A Foodservice Packaging Institute study provides best practices for integrating compostable foodservice packaging into residential composting programs 

https://www.recyclingproductnews.com/article/42306/including-compostable-packaging-in-residential-curbside-programs-boosts-consumer-involvement-report-shows

Hong Kong start-up flies in the face of food waste using insects to create compost

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Social enterprise Japjap aims to use its innovative bio-recycling system to educate people about sustainable waste solutions.

https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3280112/hong-kong-start-flies-face-food-waste-using-insects-create-compost

Attention South Pasadena gardeners and water efficient enthusiasts, join the City of South Pasadena for its Fall Compost & Mulch giveaway.

https://www.coloradoboulevard.net/south-pasadena-compost-and-mulch-giveaway/

Food waste to feed: Food Recycle seeks licensees for global growth 

Australian company, Food Recycle, says it has developed an innovative process to convert commercial food waste into “high performance” animal feed, offering a sustainable solution to a global challenge. 

https://www.feednavigator.com/Article/2024/09/13/Food-waste-to-feed-Food-Recycle-seeks-licensees-for-global-growth 

One restaurant has a way to fight food waste: Making food out of ‘trash’

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/14/nx-s1-5003076/leftovers-recipes-food-waste-climate-change

Impact of climate change on agriculture suggests even greater challenges to the environment, global food supply and public health

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240912135716.htm

State bans on commercial food waste have been largely ineffective, study finds

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/14/nx-s1-5112435/food-waste-bans-climate-change-study

Meet the teacher-turned-community connector behind Milwaukee’s food waste program

https://www.wuwm.com/environment/2024-09-13/meet-the-chef-turned-community-connector-behind-milwaukees-food-waste-program

Cafeterias into Classrooms: How to Transform Our Food Systems

https://www.worldwildlife.org/blogs/sustainability-works/posts/cafeterias-into-classrooms-how-to-transform-our-food-systems

Creative ways communities are reducing food waste

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/15/g-s1-20752/compost-food-waste-community

HelloFresh and Denali Divert 4 Million Pounds of Food Waste from Phoenix Landfills 

World’s leading meal kit company turns to innovative depackaging technology to transform food scraps into nutrient-rich compost and animal feed in Arizona 

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240916134708/en/HelloFresh-and-Denali-Divert-4-Million-Pounds-of-Food-Waste-from-Phoenix-Landfills

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Compost goalpost: More food, less waste

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/compost-goalpost-more-food-less-183200176.html

Composting for Community

Dirt Rich, a local woman-owned compost facility in Columbia Falls, is closing in on a waste diversion goal of 1 million pounds. Consider it a call to action.

https://flatheadbeacon.com/2024/09/16/composting-for-community/

Food waste and agriculture are major drivers of methane emissions

https://www.ehn.org/food-waste-and-agriculture-are-major-drivers-of-methane-emissions-2669214830.html

Malta invests in equipment to produce agriculture-grade compost for farmers

https://english.news.cn/europe/20240927/3dce0c098754470991faa80d5c0b63af/c.html

“Green Education”: Chiang Mai Hotel Engages Students with Sustainability 

https://www.ryt9.com/en/prg/278356

Why food waste matters to your pocketbook and the planet

https://www.cspinet.org/article/why-food-waste-matters-your-pocketbook-and-planet

Make Soil:? “Be passionate about composting and recycling! With a goal of zero waste, HOMEGROWN Concessions® uses compostable serviceware and Farm Aid promotes and supports composting in the venue. Loving Earth Compost of Saratoga will receive the food waste gathered at Farm Aid 2024 to make future soil.”

https://nysmusic.com/2024/09/20/farm-aid-2024/

Mulch trials reusing waste from Victorian (Australia) green bins to help grow wine grapes

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2024-09-22/garden-waste-to-wine-mulch-green-bin-melbourne-grapes-vineyards/104366116

Tackling carbon footprint through community composting 

The Hidden Gardens and GALLANT (Glasgow) is engaging with communities and supporting people to adopt sustainable practices through hands-on composting experience, helping to manage food waste and contribute to reducing the city’s carbon footprint.

https://www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/tackling-carbon-footprint-through-community-compostingnbsp

Mortality Composting: A Cost-Effective Solution for Livestock Disposal on Farms

https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news/conservation/mortality-composting-a-cost-effective-solution-for-livestock-disposal-on-farms/article_1fb7c8da-75dd-11ef-985c-9306e6045904.html