Composting
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Inequities In Urban Composting
A paper published in November 2023 in Environmental Health Perspectives maintains that compost produced from urban food and yard waste may contain contaminants such as pesticides, lead dust and PFAS that are harmful to humans and the environment …
Food Waste
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Edible Food Recovery In New York State
Data released last fall in New York State indicates the edible food recovery component of its ban has significantly increased donations since the law …
AD & Biogas
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Making The Case For Landfill Methane Emissions Reduction
A new study published in Science by Carbon Mapper, the U.S. EPA, the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and others adds to the growing evidence of the outsized climate impact of point sources in the waste sector.
Markets
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Biogas To Hydrogen Fuel
According to a February 2024 issue paper released by RMI, “How States Can Use Low-Carbon Fuel Standards To Incentivize Clean Hydrogen-Derived Fuels,” the federal government has recently made some huge investments in domestic hydrogen production, including $7 billion for Hydrogen Hubs, $1 billion for planned hydrogen procurement, and the 45V Hydrogen Production Tax Credit, “which is worth up to $3/kilogram for the cleanest hydrogen.”
Climate
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Making The Case For Landfill Methane Emissions Reduction
A new study published in Science by Carbon Mapper, the U.S. EPA, the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and others adds to the growing evidence of the outsized climate impact of point sources in the waste sector.
Policies + Regulations
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Clean Fuels Standard In New Mexico
Top: A map highlighting New Mexico’s “Clean Fuel Feedstock Assets” includes a number of dairies — good candidates for generating RNG via anaerobic digestion. Image courtesy New Mexico Environment Department New Mexico became the fourth state to pass a Clean Fuels Standards, following in the footsteps of California, Oregon, and Washington. State Governor Michelle Lujan...