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Global Connections: Good Till The Last Scrap BioCycle columnist describes the joy and adventure in leaving no food scrap behind. BioCycle · 20 Aug 2024 Global Food Scraps Composting At Remote Retreat Center The center worked with GMT to design an in-vessel system comprised of three aerated bunkers … BioCycle · 20 Aug 2024 Global Municipal Blueprint For Organics Collection And Composting The Composting Consortium collaborated with Eco-Cycle to coauthor the Municipal Blueprint for Composting. BioCycle · 20 Aug 2024 Global Can Countertop Caddies Prevent Wasted Food? WRAP, a waste reduction nonprofit in the United Kingdom, teamed with SKIM, behavior change researchers, to investigate whether household use of kitchen countertop food scrap caddies could be a lever for food waste prevention. BioCycle · 20 Aug 2024 Global Compost Market Development Analyses of volume and dollar and traditional and emerging markets are presented, along with an assessment of incentives such as carbon credits and soil organic matter mandates. BioCycle · 20 Aug 2024 Global 2024 BPI Summit BPI is holding its 2024 Summit, Aligning the Compostable Products Value Chain Through Collaboration, Sept. 10-12, in Berkeley, California. BioCycle · 20 Aug 2024 Global Food Scrap Drop-Off Site Locator Better Earth, a certified compostable foodservice packaging solutions company, launched its Compost Drop Off Database to assist households in finding local food scrap drop-off locations. BioCycle · 20 Aug 2024 Global Washington State Waste Characterization Study Washington State’s “2022-2023 Recycling and Organics Characterization Study” analyzes commingled inbound and outbound recycling and inbound organics from a representative selection of facilities throughout the state. BioCycle · 20 Aug 2024 Global ISWA Welcomes CSET as our Newest Platinum Member ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 19 Aug 2024 Global Nuevo libro de Fundación Basura “La basura no existe” El nuevo libro publicado por Fundación Basura es una guía para combatir la crisis climática. La crisis climática y ecológica es una realidad que comenzamos a palpar y cada vez […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 19 Aug 2024 Global Choose Love Not War: Coexistence With Wolves In The Netherlands The debate about wolves in the Netherlands has again intensified this summer. Attacks on livestock and encounters with humans and dogs have scaremongers calling for extreme measures. But let’s be clear – killing wolves is not the answer. Not only are these majestic creatures protected under European law, but as a keystone species they play a vital role in Europe’s ecosystems. We need wolves and… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 19 Aug 2024 Global EU Life BioBest Guidelines – ISWA Involvement ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 17 Aug 2024 Global Cambio clave de Estados Unidos, apoyará la reducción de la producción de plásticos en el Tratado de plásticos Fuente: Exclusive: In shift, US backs global target to reduce plastic production, source says por Valerie Volcovici Según información publicada en Reuters, Estados Unidos apoyará la reducción de la producción […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 16 Aug 2024 Global The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives Commends US Government Support for a Global Plastic Reduction Target This critical position shift comes ahead of the INC-5 global plastics treaty negotiations in Busan, South Korea, in November New York, NY – Reuters reported, and the Council on Environmental […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 16 Aug 2024 Global Lowering Organic Waste Methane: Turning Organic Waste into Climate Solutions Mobilizing Asia-Pacific for Rapid Methane Reduction and Sustainable Waste Management 15 August 2024 — As the climate crisis escalates, the spotlight is on a potent but often overlooked greenhouse gas: […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 15 Aug 2024 Global ISWA Welcomes SONAGED as our Newest Silver Member ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 14 Aug 2024 Global How Waste-to-Energy played a role at the Olympics Paris cast a spell on the world this summer as host of the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics. With the Tour... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 14 Aug 2024 Global Why the Global Plastics Treaty Matters: A Case for Uganda. Op-ed by Nirere Sadrach, End Plastic Pollution, Uganda. Plastics were welcomed as wonder materials believed to ease life with cheaper, convenient and flexible materials to use. However, plastics have managed […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 14 Aug 2024 Global Celebrating International Youth Day: Empowering young adults for a sustainable future Today is International Youth Day, a special day that celebrates the important role young people play in driving societal change and development. This year, our members have been busy with projects and initiatives focused on empowering young adults through innovative projects that emphasise sustainability, climate action, and social inclusion. The Spark project: Climate action through […] The po… Zero Waste Europe · 12 Aug 2024 Global Poland: Terra Electrorecycling Plant Went into Operation In April this year, Terra Electrorecycling, a subsidiary of the Elemental Group, opened one of the most modern e-waste processing plants in Poland. According to the company’s representatives, this will strengthen the firm’s position in the region and expand the scope and scale of its operations. The new installation in Grodzisk Mazowiecki near Warsaw “will […] Global Recycling · 11 Aug 2024 Global A Robot for Dross Removal and More At AISTech 2024 in May, the Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition, Tebulo Robotics presented the new Dross Removal Robot. According to the provider, it is a user-friendly system “with smart tools which may be integrated within any existing hot-dip galvanizing process, even when space is limited”. Since these robot systems function almost entirely […] Global Recycling · 10 Aug 2024 Global Resumo executivo: Os Novos Mercadores da Dúvida The post Resumo executivo: Os Novos Mercadores da Dúvida appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 9 Aug 2024 Global Resumen ejecutivo: Los Nuevos Mercaderes de la Duda (Mexico) The post Resumen ejecutivo: Los Nuevos Mercaderes de la Duda (Mexico) appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 9 Aug 2024 Global Resumen ejecutivo: Los Nuevos Mercaderes de la Duda The post Resumen ejecutivo: Los Nuevos Mercaderes de la Duda appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 9 Aug 2024 Global New Cat 973 Track Loader Caterpillar’s new Cat 973 Track Loader replaces the 973K worldwide. The 275 horsepower (205 kilowatt) crawler loader has an operating weight of 65,901 pounds (29,892 kilograms). It joins the 953 (160 horsepower/119 kilowatt) and 963 (202 horsepower/151 kilowatt) in the Cat track loader line. The new track loader is powered by a Cat C9.3B engine. […] Global Recycling · 9 Aug 2024 Global ISWA Welcomes GHGSat as our Newest Silver Member ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 8 Aug 2024 Global Tribunal Colegiado ordena medidas al Congreso para prohibición de plásticos de un solo uso en México ● Organizaciones ambientalistas y de protección a consumidores logran una medida cautelar de amparo para que el Congreso de la Unión deje de ser omiso e inicie acciones para legislar la […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 7 Aug 2024 Global Modelling the future of flexible packaging – legislative targets and the circular economy What will the flexible packaging value chain need to look like by 2030 to meet recycled content and recycling rate targets required in European legislation and deliver the circular economy? CEFLEX (Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging) · 7 Aug 2024 Global Delivering the required transformation: targeted insights to accelerate and implement policy CEFLEX has developed a unique understanding of flexible packaging material flows, design and secondary markets to help inform policy decisions on PPWR secondary legislation. CEFLEX (Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging) · 7 Aug 2024 Global Tomra Acquired a Stake in PolyPerception The internationally active supplier of collection and sorting techno­logy, Tomra, has further invested in artificial intelligence by acquiring a 25 percent stake in PolyPerception, a Belgium-based start-up offering AI-based waste flow monitoring. Tomra, one of the leading collection and sorting solutions providers, began collaborating with PolyPerception in December 2022. As reported, this inve… Global Recycling · 7 Aug 2024 Global Keppel Seghers to jump start new Waste-to-Energy plant near Grenoble Keppel Seghers has been awarded a contract by Grenoble Alpes Metropole to design and build the process lot for the... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 7 Aug 2024 Global Viladecans and Torrelles de Llobregat lead the fight against plastic waste The Catalan municipalities of Viladecans and Torrelles de Llobregat have taken a decisive step forward in the fight against plastic pollution with the implementation of innovative measures that could set a new standard at the European level. As part of the Elevating Reuse In Cities (ERIC) project these municipalities are adopting bold strategies to drastically reduce […] Zero Waste Europe · 7 Aug 2024 Global ISWA Welcomes S2F Partners as our Newest Silver Member ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 6 Aug 2024 Global Italy’s Experience With Compostable Plastics In Organics Recycling Italian municipalities have committed to source separated organics collection, including food scraps. Use of compostable plastics is integrated into many programs. BioCycle · 6 Aug 2024 Global Composting Consortium Launches Platforms To Support Composters And Municipal Officials The Composting Consortium, a collaboration managed by the Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners, is expanding its mission to create more food waste composting capacity in the U.S. by creating two new platforms for direct stakeholder engagement … BioCycle · 6 Aug 2024 Global Amping Up Decentralized Composting Capacity Compost Queen PBC in Ft. Collins, Colorado is the “operational definition” of decentralized food scrap composting infrastructure. BioCycle · 6 Aug 2024 Global A. Fumigatus And Conscientious Composting Composters need to be clear-eyed about minimizing the risks of exposure to A. fumigatus . BioCycle · 6 Aug 2024 Global Composting Anchors Sanitation Access In Haiti Converting challenges into opportunity, SOIL provides close to 20,000 people with its in-home sanitation service and operates a composting facility to manage all the residuals. BioCycle · 6 Aug 2024 Global USCC Awarded Compost Application Research Grant The US Composting Council (USCC) has been awarded a grant of $4,400,750 as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2023 Conservation Innovation Grants BioCycle · 6 Aug 2024 Global Model Community Composting Ordinance Model provides municipalities with “clean, ‘off-the-shelf’ legal language to establish and govern community composting as a permissible land use across five basic zoning district categories.” BioCycle · 6 Aug 2024