Frank Franciosi said he will step down as executive director of the U.S. Composting Council (USCC) effective July 1 after an eight-year tenure. Linda Norris-Waldt, deputy director, was selected to take the position. “It has…
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The Florida Composting Council (FCC), Homestead, Florida, will host a composting Workshop on Tuesday, January 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event will begin at Fertile Earth Worm Farm, 15150 SW 264 Street,…
Vanguard Renewables, Weston, Massachusetts, today held a groundbreaking ceremony for its newest renewable natural gas project at the Moyer Family’s Oakmulgee Dairy Farm, in Amelia Court House, Virginia. The farm, owned by Larkin Moyer, a…
The state of Hawaii has established an interim rule that restricts the movement of decomposing plant material—like compost, wood or tree chips, mulch, potting soil, palm plants and other landscaping products that may harbor the…
New York City has started free weekly collection of compostable material for every city resident across the five boroughs. The program, which began in Queens in the fall of 2022 and expanded to Brooklyn in…
Legislation to create a tax credit for the development of anaerobic digestion facilities passed in a legislative committee in September and was sent to the New Jersey General Assembly for consideration A3577, would incentivize the…
By Shera Dalin Money doesn’t grow on trees, but banknotes from the St. Louis Fed can help trees grow. Since 2012, the St. Louis Fed’s headquarters office has been turning “unfit” currency into compost via…
Synagro Technologies Inc., of Baltimore and Denali Water Solutions LLC, of Russellville, Arkansas, have entered into an agreement wherein Synagro will acquire Denali’s municipal biosolids services business in California in exchange for Synagro’s industrial non-biosolids…
The Composting Consortium, New York, in August released a new blueprint to guide municipal leaders in zero waste, solid waste and sustainability in establishing and scaling composting infrastructure and organics management programs across the country….
The U.S. EPA this month announced $117 million for three separate funding opportunities to advance recycling infrastructure and boost food waste prevention education across the country. Two of the notices are for Solid Waste Infrastructure…