Latest Food waste recycling News
UNTHA’s customised four-shaft shredder is hot topic for 2012 ADBA expo
Energy from Waste shredding specialists UNTHA UK will be exhibiting at the ADBA conference in July to discuss the country’s leading waste shredder for organic materials. UNTHA UK’s managing director Chris Oldfield will head up a small team of technology experts who will talk to delegates about the customised RS40 waste shredder – a special four-shaft machine with an intelligent cutter and sealing system perfect for shredding food waste and pac... [more]
What-Goes-Where Tool for Residents Now Available to Waste Management Agencies
Toronto, Canada – Waste Nothing’s what-goes-where tool for residents is now being made available to local governments and other waste management agencies. By making information about proper disposal widely and easily accessible, agencies can improve customer service while better serving the environment. Waste management agencies maintain excellent resources on the correct procedures for trash, recyclables, electronic and household hazardous wa... [more]
Green Light For Investment
Last week, the announcement that the Green Investment Bank (GIB) would sit between Edinburgh and London is a blow to the efforts of the Leeds City Region to bring this showpiece institution out of the traditional banking centres north and south of the Border. When it was clear that the Business Secretary was to make the announcement after the appointment of leading figures to the GIB, it was perhaps inevitable that the new recruits would prefer ... [more]
How to feed the world by 2050
The planet is quantitatively capable of feeding its 7 billion inhabitants, though one billion people suffer from hunger and another 1.4 billion are overweight. This disequilibrium could even be greater by 2050, when we are expected to hit 9 billion people. Will the Earth be able to feed all these men and women when resources become scarce and climate change strongly threatens global food systems? This month, Marion Guillou, President of the Frenc... [more]
SCFI Receives ‘Waste to Energy’ Award
SCFI has scooped the ‘Waste to Energy’ award for AquaCritox® – the world’s first sustainable sludge destruction technology that generates renewable energy. The company was pronounced a winner at this year’s Rushlight Awards, which were held at Church House in London’s Westminster on 1st February. The prestigious awards, which were judged by a leading, independent panel of industry and environmental experts, celebrate the very best in new tech... [more]
Other Food waste recycling news and reviews
Recycling and Composting Drive Success of Diversion and Recovery Goals at 2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open
TEMPE, Ariz., May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Management officially announced today the final diversion and recovery percentages as part of the Zero Waste Challenge from this year's Waste Management ...
Packaging That Reduces Food Waste Captures Top DuPont Packaging Award
WILMINGTON, Del. -- via PRWEB - Innovative vacuum-packaging that reduces food waste by keeping meat looking and staying fresh longer took top honors in DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation. Retail packaging ...
A different decal for a different day
Committee works to educate residents about the upcoming food waste collection
Spokane plant burns Antarctica’s food waste - Sat, 12 May 2012 PST
Once a year, another continent’s trash turns into the Spokane Waste-to-Energy Plant’s treasure. Food waste generated by American scientists researching in Antarctica was incinerated in Spokane over a 10-day period last month. The trash made its way from McMurdo Station to the West Plains via Port Hueneme, Calif.
Do you throw away £800 worth of electrical kit a year?
A new e-waste recycling scheme has estimated that the average British household throws away a staggering £800 worth of recyclable electrical appliances every year.
Fears over food waste recycling
SCOTLAND’S environment watchdog is investigating “bioaerosol” pollution caused by food and garden waste recycling amid fears it poses a danger to public health.
Trayless Dining on Campus Reduces 15 Million Pounds of Food Waste
PHILADELPHIA, April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- While Earth Day is celebrated once a year, at campuses throughout North America served by ARAMARK, Every Day is Earth Day, thanks to ongoing sustainable practices ...
Wellington homeowners contaminate recycling
Bags crawling with maggots from soiled nappies and food scraps are a common sight for Wellington's recycling collectors as residents continue to try to sneak rubbish into the recycling.
Muthill residents ready for Zero Waste Fortnight
MUTHILL residents are ready to start their third Zero Waste Fortnight on Monday.
Ecotonix Launches Green Cycler: the First Consumer-Level Food Shredder and Recycling Appliance Makes Organics Recovery ...
Composting, organic gardening and food scrap recycling will take a progressive step forward with the introduction of Green Cycler the only counter-top appliance to eliminate the mess and hassle associated with recovering organic waste.Denver, CO (PRWEB) April 29, 2012 Composting, organic gardening and food scrap recycling will take a progressive step forward with the introduction of Green Cycler ...
