The Massachusetts Department of Environmental protection has issued this press release celebrating the start of our state’s first-in-the-nation commercial organics waste ban. Check out our food waste page for more information on how you and your business can help to divert food waste.
This press release from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection details the anaerobic digesting facility that Stop & Shop plans to build at their distribution facility in Freetown. Though Stop & Shop already diverts unsold food to farms and composters, this new equipment will allow energy to be generated from the unwanted food, taking in up…
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In FY13 RecyclingWorks responded to over 300 hotline callers, provided technical assistance to more than 40 businesses and institutions, wrote and posted 13 case studies and diverted an estimated 8,800 tons of material from disposal. For more information, check out our FY13 Year End Report below. FY13 Year End Report
The upcoming Massachusetts commercial food waste ban is highlighted in this article from MassLive.com. The article highlights the efforts of the Big Y supermarket chain, which has received significant assistance from the RecyclingWorks program!
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has posted the following updated information relative to organics and food waste programs on the MassDEP web site: Updated Organics Action Plan – this replaces the May 2012 version and provides updated program status as of June 2013: http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dep/public/committee-4/orgplan12.pdf Updated List of Food Materials Processing Facilities: http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dep/recycle/reduce/06-thru-l/fcdcmpst.pdf
Check out this article from boston.com about Babson College and their preparation for the Massachusetts commercial food waste ban that begins in 2014. Their three-step program begins with pre-consumer food waste, and will ultimately include post-consumer food waste as well. Babson College launching pilot food waste diversion program this summer
Release No. 0112.13 Contact: Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 Printable version USDA and EPA Launch U.S. Food Waste Challenge Calls on both Public Sector and Private Industry to reduce food waste WASHINGTON, June 4, 2013 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched the U.S.…
Check out this article from Eco Mass News about the upcoming Massachusetts food waste ban, highlighting assistance provided by the RecyclingWorks program to the Blue Man Group! Find the article Here, and also take a look at our Blue Man Group Case Study.
We’ve updated our business sector guidance page for colleges and universities with a new case study! Learn how Harvard University achieves 55% waste diversion, despite limited storage and dock space, by utilizing technology and student involvement. Harvard Case Study
