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Record rains complicate biosolids management on the Front Range Flexibility among farmers and utilities crucial to success For many farmers, the first half of 2023 will be remembered for extremes in precipitation. While snowmelt flooded thousands of acres in California’s Central Valley to bring back historic Lake Tulare, the Midwest’s Corn Belt endured a dry…

How Retailers Can Close the Waste Loop Best practices for stores to become vital links in a more circular economy through retail food waste Across the U.S., thousands of stores sell a wide array of food, plants, and other organic-based products each year. In fact, the average supermarket carries nearly 30,000 items, many of those…

For a more resilient food system, look to nutrient recycling Data suggests cities should look at more than food waste to achieve circularity   Can we, as a society, recycle the nutrients needed to grow our food? Sally Brown explores the question in a new article on BioCycle. Here are some fascinating facts from the…

By Adi Talwar and Jeanmarie Evelly . Published April 21, 2023 City Limits takes a multimedia look at how food waste is repurposed at the Department of Sanitation’s 33-acre composting facility in the Fresh Kills section of Staten Island. The site is part of New York City’s effort to operate “the nation’s largest composting program” and limit the climate impacts…

Denali’s $3.7M microgrid project makes organics site more resilient as California ramps up diversion. A solar array and microgrid project with battery storage recently debuted at an Imperial Western Products location. Denali says this will reduce emissions from creating animal feed and biodiesel. Cole Rosengren Lead Editor Environmental services company Denali recently completed a nearly $3.7 million…

Waste diversion firm co-hosts solar panel ribbon-cutting ceremony at Imperial Western Products facility in Coachella, California. Last year, Denali’s IWP facility in Coachella, California, produced more than 33,000 tons of ag waste-derived animal feeds and more than 10 million gallons of biodiesel. BRIAN TAYLOR Denali, a nationwide provider of organic waste management services, has helped…