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Category: Composting

June 30, 2026 • Composting, Events, Recycling

How One of the World’s Largest Rowing Events Reached a 60% Diversion Rate: Waste Reduction at Head of the Charles Regatta

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February 14, 2026 • Composting, Events, Wasted Food

Sharing the Love: Highlighting Food Donation Organizations in MA

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January 20, 2026 • Composting, Events, Wasted Food

Recap of 2025 Compost Site Operators Workshops

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June 30, 2025 • Case Study, Composting, Featured Case Study, Hospitality, Restaurants, Wasted Food

A Broad Commitment to Sustainability: Hyannis Yacht Club Case Study by RecyclingWorks Massachusetts

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May 21, 2025 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Gleaning, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

What is the Wasted Food Estimation Guide?

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December 20, 2024 • Composting, Recycling, Wasted Food

RecyclingWorks Removes Composting Barriers for 5 Businesses with Compost Pilot Program

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November 6, 2024 • Composting, Events, Wasted Food

Recap of 2024 Compost Site Operators Workshops

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August 9, 2024 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Wasted Food

Massachusetts Businesses Contracting for Organics Hauling in 2023

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April 2, 2024 • Composting, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Recycling, Reuse, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

Historic Legacy with a Bold Future: Spotlight on Bombyx Center for Arts and Equity’s Sustainable Initiatives

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January 29, 2024 • Colleges and Universities, Composting, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Recycling, Reuse, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

Sustainability on Campus: MIT’s Decade-Long Commitment to Food and Material Waste Reduction 

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November 14, 2023 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Gleaning, Source Reduction, Uncategorized, Wasted Food

Introducing the EPA’s New Wasted Food Scale

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July 12, 2023 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Wasted Food

Massachusetts Businesses Contracting for Organics Hauling in 2022

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May 3, 2023 • Composting, Events, Recycling, Wasted Food

Walking the Talk at the MassRecycle 2023 Annual Conference

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April 24, 2023 • Composting, Wasted Food

Williamstown Compost Pilot for Local Businesses

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September 27, 2022 • Case Study, Composting, Featured Case Study, Food Waste, Recycling, Video Case Study

Johnny’s Luncheonette

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July 6, 2022 • Composting, Recycling, Stadiums/Venues, Wasted Food

The Baseball Field Isn’t the Only Thing Green at Fenway Park

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May 13, 2022 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Wasted Food

3,500 Massachusetts Businesses and Institutions Contracting for Organics Hauling

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May 2, 2022 • Composting, Hospitality, Wasted Food

Luxury Hotel Dedicated to Waste Diversion

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April 1, 2022 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Recycling, Reuse, Wasted Food

Breweries Reduce Waste Through Reuse, Recycling, and Organics Diversion

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March 2, 2022 • Composting, Reuse, Wasted Food

Massachusetts Organizations Recognized with EPA WasteWise & Food Recovery Challenge Awards

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February 1, 2022 • Composting, Wasted Food

The Columns at Rockwell Place Helps Residents Divert Food Waste for Composting

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November 29, 2021 • Composting, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

Highlights from the Fall 2021 WasteWise Forum

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November 15, 2021 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Restaurants, Wasted Food

Announcing MassDEP Recycling & Reuse Business Development Grant Program for 2021

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November 1, 2021 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Restaurants, Wasted Food

Wellfleet Restaurants Divert over 25,000 Pounds of Shells from Disposal

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October 28, 2021 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Textiles, Wasted Food

MassDEP Announces Expanded Waste Ban Regulations

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August 3, 2021 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Wasted Food

More Than 3,000 Massachusetts Businesses and Institutions Contracting for Organics Hauling

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May 28, 2021 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Wasted Food

Composting Continues on Martha’s Vineyard

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February 26, 2021 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Recycling, Restaurants, Wasted Food

RecyclingWorks Supports Restaurant Efforts to Recycle and Divert Food Waste

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November 23, 2020 • Composting, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

Highlights from the Fall 2020 WasteWise Forum

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November 3, 2020 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Recycling, Restaurants, Source Reduction, Stadiums/Venues, Supermarkets & Grocery Stores, Textiles, Wasted Food

MassDEP Proposes Waste Ban Amendments for Organics, Mattresses, and Textiles

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September 17, 2020 • Anaerobic Digestion, Colleges and Universities, Composting, Food Donation, Hospitality, Hospitals, Restaurants, Supermarkets & Grocery Stores, Wasted Food

Tips for Preventing Food Waste During an Emergency

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September 15, 2020 • Composting, Farms, Wasted Food

RecyclingWorks Spotlight: Wellspring Cooperative Greenhouse

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August 4, 2020 • Composting, Food Donation, Restaurants, Wasted Food

Cambridge Restaurant Reduces Food Waste While Serving Healthcare Workers

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June 23, 2020 • Composting, Food Donation, Recycling, Restaurants, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

RecyclingWorks Spotlight: Belly of the Beast

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May 15, 2020 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Wasted Food

Massachusetts Sees Additional Growth in Commercial Organics Diversion

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May 8, 2020 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Recycling, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

RecyclingWorks New Key Resources Webpage

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May 4, 2020 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Recycling Awards, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

Four Massachusetts Organizations Recognized as 2019 EPA Food Recovery Challenge Winners

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December 31, 2019 • Composting, Recycling, Restaurants, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

Businesses in Western Massachusetts Implement Waste Reduction Strategies

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November 27, 2019 • Colleges and Universities, Composting, Events, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Recycling Awards, Wasted Food

Highlights from the 2019 Fall WasteWise Forum at UMass Dartmouth

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October 31, 2019 • Colleges and Universities, Composting, Food Donation, Offices, Wasted Food

Food Waste Diversion Opportunities for Corporations and Institutions

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October 30, 2019 • Composting, Food Donation, Hospitals, Recycling, Wasted Food

RecyclingWorks Spotlight: Lawrence General Hospital

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October 4, 2019 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Recycling, Reuse, Source Reduction, Textiles, Wasted Food

MassDEP Releases Draft 2030 Solid Waste Master Plan for Public Comment

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October 1, 2019 • Composting, Events, Food Donation, Offices, Recycling, Reuse, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

New RecyclingWorks Tips for Waste Reduction at Workplace Events

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June 18, 2019 • Composting, Recycling, Wasted Food

New In-Vessel Composting Equipment on Martha’s Vineyard

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December 26, 2018 • Colleges and Universities, Composting, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

2018 EPA Food Recovery Challenge Winners in Massachusetts

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December 21, 2018 • Composting, Recycling Awards

CERO Cooperative Among 2018 Massachusetts Sustainable Business Award Winners

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December 20, 2018 • Composting, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Source Reduction

How to Reduce Buffet Food Waste

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November 15, 2018 • Composting, Events, Recycling, Wasted Food

Mass Audubon’s Arcadia Folk Festival Diverts Food Waste

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November 9, 2018 • Composting, Restaurants

Williamstown Businesses Collaborate in Local Composting Initiative

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October 24, 2018 • Composting

MDAR Accepting Applications for Agricultural Composting Improvement Program

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August 3, 2018 • Composting, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Restaurants, Source Reduction, Supermarkets & Grocery Stores, Wasted Food

Massachusetts Businesses and Organizations Work to Reduce Food Waste

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June 18, 2018 • Composting, Events, Food Donation, Recycling, Stadiums/Venues

2017 Boston Greenbuild Conference & Expo Achieves 90% Waste Diversion

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February 28, 2018 • Composting, Wasted Food

Local Boston Restaurant Finds Success in Source Reduction & Composting

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February 28, 2018 • Composting, Construction & Demolition Waste, Recycling

Massachusetts Awards Funding to Local Recycling & Organics Processors

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February 12, 2018 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Uncategorized, Wasted Food

Commercial Food Recovery on the Rise in Massachusetts

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November 6, 2017 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Wasted Food

Pretreating Food Waste Using On-Site Systems

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June 9, 2017 • Composting, Wasted Food

Martha’s Vineyard Embarks on Composting Initiative

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May 31, 2017 • Composting, Wasted Food

Infinite Herbs Starts Organics Collection Program

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March 16, 2017 • Composting, Food Donation, Wasted Food

Dinner at Boston College from Rescued Food

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March 3, 2017 • Composting, Recycling, Wasted Food

Color Standard Recommended for Organics Collection Containers

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March 1, 2017 • Composting, Wasted Food

Table to Farm Restaurants in Lee

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February 6, 2017 • Composting, Food Donation, Wasted Food

Martha’s Vineyard Food Waste Recycling Initiative

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January 25, 2017 • Colleges and Universities, Composting, Wasted Food

Organics Recovery Tool for Colleges and Universities

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January 19, 2017 • Colleges and Universities, Composting, Food Donation, Wasted Food

Boston University Reduces Wasted Food

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December 22, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Gleaning, Wasted Food

Food Waste Initiative Creates Jobs in MA

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December 20, 2016 • Colleges and Universities, Composting, Food Donation, Recycling Awards, Wasted Food

Framingham State University Receives EPA Food Recovery Challenge Award

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December 8, 2016 • Composting, Food Donation, Wasted Food

Surplus Food on the Menu at Juliet

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September 27, 2016 • Composting, Recycling

MDAR Agricultural Composting Program Public Hearing

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August 15, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Gleaning, Wasted Food

Spoiler Alert’s “Beginner’s Guide to Food Waste”

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August 5, 2016 • Composting, Farms, Food Donation, Gleaning, Wasted Food

RecyclingWorks and Martha’s Vineyard’s Wasted Food

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August 2, 2016 • Composting, Food Donation, Wasted Food

Huffington Post Highlights Massachusetts’ Initiatives to Reduce Wasted Food

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August 2, 2016 • Composting, Food Donation, Wasted Food

RecyclingWorks Assists Local Food Pantries

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July 29, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Wasted Food

Closed Loop Foundation Grant Opportunity

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July 22, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Recycling, Wasted Food

Massachusetts Grocery Stores Divert Wasted Food

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July 21, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Gleaning, Wasted Food

ReFED Releases Food Waste Video

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July 13, 2016 • Composting, Wasted Food

Keep America Beautiful publishes A Guide to Workplace Composting

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May 5, 2016 • Colleges and Universities, Composting, Food Donation, Wasted Food

MASCO reports on the MA Commercial Organics Waste Ban

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April 25, 2016 • Colleges and Universities, Composting, Recycling, Recycling Awards

Berkshire Community College Wins RecycleMania Tournament!

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April 13, 2016 • Composting, Wasted Food

Martin’s Compost Farm featured in The Recorder

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March 31, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Uncategorized, Wasted Food

MA Organics Ban Featured in ECOS Video

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March 4, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion, Colleges and Universities, Composting, Food Donation, Wasted Food

Economics of Food Waste Reduction

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February 26, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Wasted Food

Zero Waste for Food and Beverage Manufacturers

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February 18, 2016 • Colleges and Universities, Composting, Wasted Food

UMass Amherst Compost Pilot in Dorm

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February 1, 2016 • Composting, Wasted Food

Composting on the Cape

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January 20, 2016 • Composting, Wasted Food

Organics Diversion at Deerfield Academy

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December 17, 2015 • Anaerobic Digestion, Colleges and Universities, Composting, Food Donation, Wasted Food

Food Waste Reduction Efforts

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December 1, 2015 • Colleges and Universities, Composting, Food Donation, Wasted Food

Composting Food Scraps at Hospitals and Universities

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November 24, 2015 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Wasted Food

Wasted Food, Too Much Trash

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November 9, 2015 • Composting, Food Donation, Wasted Food

RecyclingWorks Food Waste Workshop on the Cape

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October 29, 2015 • Composting, Farms, Wasted Food

Gould Farm Compost Site Assistance

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August 21, 2012 • Case Study, Composting, Food Waste, Materials, Recycling, Sectors, Stadiums & Venues, Stadiums/Venues, Wasted Food

Marshfield Fair Recycling and Composting

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January 21, 2012 • Case Study, Composting, Food Waste, Hospitality, Hospitality, Materials, Sectors, Wasted Food

Hilton Garden Inn

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NERC: Rethink Resource Use Conference 2026
Oct 5, 2026
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22 Oct
2026 RecyclingWorks Compost Site Operators Practical Skills Workshop
Oct 22, 2026
Groton

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