Waste Composting News
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The Crucial Role of BPI Certified Compostable Products
In the global pursuit of environmentally responsible waste management solutions, the significance of BPI (Biodegradable Products Institute) Certified Compostable stands as a cornerstone of sustainable practices. These certified products play a pivotal role in addressing the challenges of waste disposal by ensuring that biodegradable items meet stringent standards for effective ...
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Organic fertilizer equipment helps waste recycling
As a by-product of the paper industry, pulp and paper residues such as waste paper sludge are often managed through landfill or incineration. By drying the material and in some cases pelletizing it, producers can convert their waste into more marketable soil amendment products. Has extensive experience in promoting the reuse of papermaking sludge and residues through organic fertilizer production ...
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Acquisition of Tomco Chemical to Bolster Reach into Hog Farming Waste Management
Ecological Laboratories, Inc. a Biotechnology company that develops and manufactures novel, proprietary, liquid microbial formulations capable of solving many of the most challenging environmental problems, announced that it has acquired TOMCO Chemical. TOMCO Chemical has provided bacterial products specifically to breakdown solids and reduce odors for Hog Farms in the United States. “We ...
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A Word Of Caution For Those Looking For Genuine Composting Solutions
A well-intentioned expansion of mediocrity is at play. Before anyone offers you a quick solution, please remember that “compost” is the most misused word these days and that you have a lot of questions to ask. And yes, I am not talking about only 24-hour automatic ‘composters’. Too many ‘composting machines’ are hitting the market but sane choices are still ...
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PMC GOOFS UP ON ITS PROMISE TO PRODUCE COMPOST IN 24 HRS
Admits in affidavit filed before NGT that organic waste can only be shrunk up to 90% in a day, but compost takes 30 days to be matured; now, it has no space to store the processed garbage Even as it has been battling with garbage disposal issues for the past few months, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has admitted in an affidavit to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that conversion of ...
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Waste Management: The Power Of Composting
COVID-19 pandemic has plunged the entire world into a state of disarray. It has further exposed how the linear economy cripples economic resilience, exacerbates social inequality and depletes natural resources. As with sustainability and climate change- related challenges, the virus has no respect for political, geographical, or religious boundaries. Today, we are more aware than ever of the ...
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Organic Waste Composter (OWC) Machine Manufacturer in India
With tones of waste generated every single year at both domestic as well as industrial levels, it becomes imperative to handle this amount of waste efficiently. The type of food or organic waste that has been dumped directly into landfills can further release toxic gases like methane if not treated properly. Thanks to the innovative Organic Waste Composter that is turning organic waste into ...
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2020 The Composting Council Annual Awards announced
Awardees are nominated by peers and honored each year at the US Composting Council's Annual Conference and Tradeshow. This year's awards will be announced at COMPOST2021, the USCC’s virtual conference. The City of Orlando’s Green Works Orlando Program is being recognized with USCC”s Organics Diversion Program of the Year, which is awarded to a program, public or private, that ...
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Composting community food waste in New York City
Here at Tidy Planet, we love shouting about the great food waste composting work we carry out not only in the UK but across the world – from the Maldives and Indonesia, to France and the USA. And we take pride in being a global-reaching organisation which helps companies to discover the benefits of on-site composting and, ultimately, close the food waste loop ...
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National Geographic: Explorers in the Field visits SOIL
“What if your faucet had no clean water coming out of it and no way for human waste to get out?” As many classrooms move online, National Geographic brings the reality of the global sanitation crisis to screens around the world. And, they do it by bringing viewers to Haiti where they meet with SOIL’s Sasha Kramer to learn about the historical context for Haiti’s lack of ...
By SOIL Haiti
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Meet Marckindy, SOIL’s Composting Supervisor
A couple of months ago we sat down with Marckindy Etienne, SOIL’s Composting Supervisor, to talk about his work, his connection to SOIL, and his thoughts on the role sanitation and compost can play in Haiti’s future. Marckindy has been a part of the SOIL family since his first internship in 2012, and he’s known of SOIL for even longer through his brother, Job (SOIL’s ...
By SOIL Haiti
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Raymond Blanc hotel closes food waste loop with Rocket Composter investment
Raymond Blanc’s Michelin-starred luxury hotel and restaurant Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons has invested in composting and food waste drying technology from Macclesfield-headquartered Tidy Planet, helping the site to compost 94% of its annual food waste. The A1200 Rocket Composter is the waste solutions provider’s third largest machine and can handle up to 2.5 tonnes of food or ...
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Organic Fertilizer Turning Machine Uses In The Poultry Farm
The organic fertilizer turning machine realizes the turning, stirring, and crushing of organic materials. After the material turned over, the material shows a loose agglomerate state, which makes it better for oxygen-consuming fermentation. The equipment has low energy consumption and high production efficiency. It can save a lot of manpower and material resources. Fertilizer Turning Machine ...
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Tidy Planet appoints new project engineer as firm gears up for growth
Macclesfield-based Tidy Planet has brought Richard Hart on board as a project engineer, to support the company through a sustained period of growth and increased client enquiries. Richard joins the organic waste solutions company with over 30 years’ experience working within the engineering sector – managing multi-million-pound projects – and will be heading up medium and ...
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Waste to Resources: SOIL’s Black Soldier Fly Research
Though SOIL’s work has undergone many iterations as we’ve carefully refined our model through the years, we have remained driven by our mission to transform waste that has such potential to do harm into resources that instead support social, economic, and environmental regeneration. As a part of this continued effort to increase the impact of SOIL’s affordable, safe, and ...
By SOIL Haiti
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Standards for biodegradable, compostable and bio-based plastics: call for evidence
The government's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs issued, on 22nd July, their Call for Evidence on Standards for Bio-based, Biodegradable and Compostable Plastics. The United Nations has predicted that plastic production will account for 20% of all the world's total oil consumption by 2050 if we continue to ...
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New EU rules on fertilisers
The EU has published new rules for placing fertilising and other products on the EU market. One of the European Commission's objectives is to encourage large scale fertiliser production from domestic organic or secondary raw materials in line with the circular economy model, by transforming waste into nutrients for crops. Driven by this, in March 2016 the European Commission presented its ...
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Sprouts Empowers Guests with Environmentally Friendly Tips and Resources During Earth Month
Sprouts Farmers Market is inspiring guests to celebrate Earth Month throughout April with educational tips and resources at sprouts.com/earth-month. In addition to offering green living materials, the healthy grocer announced 2018 sustainability results and details on its annual roundup to support local health and wellness causes. Sprouts.com “Goes Green” with Healthy Living Tips ...
By Siemens AG
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EA issue a derogation to Compost Quality Protocol
The Environment Agency (EA) has issued a derogation to the Appendix B list of acceptable wastes in the Compost Quality Protocol. This derogation enables waste types with EWC codes 19 05 01 and 19 05 02 to be included as acceptable inputs for the production of Quality Protocol (QP) certified compost. EWC 19 05 01 - Wastes produced from the aerobic treatment of solid wastes with the descriptions ...
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Tidy Planet ships bespoke composter to island in Paris’s River
Organic waste expert Tidy Planet has expanded its globally-acclaimed range of Rocket Composters, with the creation of the B1400 – a machine specially-commissioned for its French distributor, Les Alchimistes’ large-scale composting project in the middle of the River Seine.The French social enterprise is dedicated to increasing the value of food wastes on a localised and social scale – with ...
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