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Gourmet mushrooms grown from palace coffee grounds

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8g6vgqnlgo

The EPA Canceled These 21 Climate Justice Projects

From solar-powered greenhouses to wild rice initiatives, the Trump administration cut funding for nearly two dozen farm and food resilience projects.

https://civileats.com/2025/07/23/these-farm-and-food-projects-have-lost-their-epa-funding/

New report issues alarming grades to major food companies for their farming practices — here’s what you need to know

As large food companies control massive supply chains, their policies have a direct impact on millions of acres of farmland.

https://www.thecooldown.com/sustainable-food/regenerative-agriculture-food-companies-sustainability/

UC Master Gardeners of Orange County

Composting and Video Series – Orange County

https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-orange-county/composting-and-video-series-orange-county

 

EnviroMentors Inspire Preschoolers in Waste Reduction

https://www.miragenews.com/enviromentors-inspire-preschoolers-in-waste-1501522/

Eco-Travel In Sikkim Is The New Luxury—Here’s How You Can Do It Too

From zero-waste treks to staying in green homestays, learn simple but powerful ways to explore Sikkim sustainably and leave only footprints behind.

https://travel.india.com/guide/destination/eco-travel-in-sikkim-is-the-new-luxury-heres-how-you-can-do-it-too-7966689/

Grey Bears volunteers transform food scraps, worms into sustainable compost 

https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/07/25/grey-bears-volunteers-transform-food-scraps-worms-into-sustainable-compost/

8 Hints To Reduce Your Food Footprint 

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/07/27/8-hints-to-reduce-your-food-footprint/

Circular Economy in Agriculture: Turning Waste into Resources for a Sustainable Future

https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/28999/circular-economy-in-agriculture-turning-waste-into-resources-for-a-sustainable-future

Philly expands Compost Network to grow greener neighborhoods

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/philly-expands-compost-network-to-grow-greener-neighborhoods/ar-AA1HpPth

NGO Trains Women Farmer On Regenerative Agriculture

https://von.gov.ng/ngo-trains-women-farmer-on-regenerative-agriculture/

Composting slows down climate change. This is how a Florida farm is doing it. (3 min. video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyspfMHci_w

 

Kansas City will start turning food waste into compost as area landfills near capacity

https://www.kcur.org/news/2025-07-17/kansas-city-will-start-turning-food-waste-into-compost-to-avoid-the-landfill

How Berkshire compost companies are fighting landfill overflow one bucket at a time

https://www.berkshireeagle.com/business/composting-locations-in-the-berkshires/article_38ec3213-0275-4efb-a66f-204039947d40.html

Longmont delays decision on Distel-Tull land swap, adding uncertainty to Boulder County compost plans 

At the center of the fight are about 8 to 10 acres that could host a regional composting facility for Boulder County. The land, wedged between an active gravel site and open space, has sparked Longmont’s biggest land-use battle in years. 

https://boulderreportinglab.org/2025/08/03/longmont-delays-decision-on-distel%E2%80%91tull-land-swap-adding-uncertainty-to-boulder-county-compost-plans/

Worming Toward a Greener Future

The food scraps and leftovers you normally throw away can be turned into new soil or fertilizer and soil conditioner. 

https://www.hawaiibusiness.com/worming-toward-a-greener-future/

Scientists make game-changing proposal after studying growing crisis with modern food production: ‘There is no single silver bullet’

https://www.thecooldown.com/sustainable-food/saving-20-percent-of-farm-land-for-rewilding/

IN organization wants to see Hoosiers excited about composting 

https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2025-07-18/waste-reduction/in-organization-wants-to-see-hoosiers-excited-about-composting/a97628-1

Tías promotes a community composting pilot project in Tegoyo

The compost will be used for community gardens, schools, senior centers, public gardens, and farmers in the municipality, thus reducing the need to acquire external fertilizers and decreasing the amount of waste sent to the island landfill.

https://www.lavozdelanzarote.com/en/news/politics/tias-promotes-community-composting-pilot-project-in-tegoyo_236532_102.html

Community compost sites take off in Door County grassroots effort

To divert food waste from landfills, environmental advocates across the peninsula created a network of sites where people can bring buckets of compost

https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-community-compost-door-county-grassroots



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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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