food recycling News

Each weekday, food scraps are collected from the Maryland Food Distribution Authority in Jessup, Md., and from small local food service and marketing establishments. Materials that do not contain metal, glass, or plastic are trucked to the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) in Beltsville, Md. There, they are mixed with woodchips, ...

Sep. 7, 2009

By The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) - USDA

Almost 80 per cent of people believe that where food waste ends up is as important as where ingredients come from when they dine out, according to new research. A survey commissioned by commercial food waste collection and recycling provider Cawleys, found that for 78 per cent of people waste was as important as food quality when eating out. Additionally, ...

Jan. 4, 2010

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Oldham residents are recycling food waste thanks to a £400,000 contract with Straight. The recycling and services group has completed the agreement with Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council to supply 80,000 homes with kitchen caddies, which are to facilitate the collection of food waste from homes. Straight has also supplied the council with 23 litre kerbside ...

May 13, 2009

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

European laws aim to ensure that 60 per cent of packaging waste is recycled by the end of 2008. But in the fast food industry the majority of packaging still ends up in landfill sites, although the materials – mainly wood-based materials such as cardboard and paper - are easy to recycle. Research into McDonald’s outlets in Finland found that only 29 per cent of packaging waste was being recycled, ...

Feb. 14, 2008

By European Commission, Environment DG

Sita has launched a trial commercial food waste collection and recycling scheme in South London. The new initiative, which began this week, collects food waste from businesses around Croydon and Wimbledon using a special vehicle with dual compartments for glass and food waste. Food waste from businesses is collected in biodegradable ‘kitchen caddy’ sized bags, which are then sealed. The multiple ...

Apr. 28, 2010

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Food waste recycler PDM Group has won a contract with commercial caterer BaxterStorey and real estate investment trust Land Securities. London-based Land Securities wanted to ensure that food waste from its canteen did not go to landfill. So its catering provider BaxterStorey joined forces with PDM to collect the waste produced from food preparation and left-overs on a weekly basis. Once the ...

Dec. 15, 2008

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Market traders in Newham are providing food for nearby farm animals as part of a new recycling initiative. Stallholders at Queen’s Market, Upton Park are being encouraged by Newham Council to donate produce past its best to pigs, horses, goats and chickens in a bid to reduce the amount of food waste sent to landfill. This low-carbon move forms part of the council’s plans to save 375 tonnes from ...

Jan. 27, 2010

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Today on the 15th annual America Recycles Day, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) renewed its commitment to helping Americans reduce wasted food by working with grocers, universities, stadiums and other venues through its Sustainable Materials Management Food Recovery Challenge. According to EPA estimates, food is now the single largest type of waste going to our municipal landfills and ...

Nov. 15, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency marked the beginning of Earth Week by recognizing State College Borough for its curbside food recycling program. State College is the only town in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that is conducting curbside food waste collection for composting. The program began as a pilot and is slated to go borough-wide in 2013. During the ceremony today at State ...

Apr. 17, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

GaiaRecycle™, LLC, an industry-leading global provider of organic waste recycling systems, today announced its plans to exhibit in the Organics Pavilion (Booth 881) at the WASTECON 2011 show, Aug. 23-25 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort, Nashville. GaiaRecycle will display one of its stainless steel modular recycling systems to highlight the ...

Aug. 1, 2011

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and City of San Jose will celebrate the city’s successful food-waste-to-energy program at a tour of the nation’s first large-scale commercial anaerobic digestion facility, privately owned and operated by Zero Waste Energy Development Company. “Thanksgiving is a great time to focus on reducing food waste, the largest single material ...

Nov. 25, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

London’s Savoy Hotel is to turn its food waste into renewable energy. The hotel is currently closed for a £100m refurbishment, but when it is reopened it is hoped that enough energy will be created to power 10 per cent of its guest rooms. Simpson’s-in-the-Strand - The Savoy’s restaurant - ...

Apr. 17, 2009

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

A pilot scheme to collect food waste from 7,000 Belfast homes has proved so successful it could be extended to other parts of the city. More than 40 tonnes – the equivalent of around eight African elephants – has been collected by Belfast City Council since they introduced the trial collection service in July. But while the pilot has been hailed a massive success, helping to boost recycling ...

Aug. 13, 2008

By Belfast City Council

Food waste recycler PDM Group has entered a joint venture with a German anaerobic digestion technology firm, Saria Bio-Industries, to bring “industrial scale recycling capabilities to the UK”. The collaboration will be known as ReFood and bring a nationwide AD operation to the UK, based on the collection and recycling model already operated by Saria across Germany. Currently, there are four ...

Jun. 18, 2009

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes regional office is marking America Recycles Day with the announcement of six Food Recovery Challenge Achievement Awards. Through the Food Recovery Challenge, EPA encourages organizations to donate food and recycle food scraps to reduce waste, feed the needy and save money. "These sports stadiums and universities -- in Illinois, Michigan, ...

Nov. 15, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

New Food and Organic Recycling Facility Features Innovative Technology to Transform Orange County Food and Organics into Green End Uses Waste Management of Orange County (WMOC) today opened its new Food and Organic Recycling Facility, featuring processing technology that is the first of its kind in Southern California. WMOC was joined by the Director of California Department of Resources ...

Oct. 27, 2010

By Waste Management Inc.

The newly built 45,000 tonne per year facility is now being commissioned, with the first electricity generation from food waste expected at the end of July. Tamar explained that it is working with waste management parties to secure feedstock for the facility. The facility is expected to generate 2 MW of renewable energy from waste as well as produce nutrient-rich biofertiliser, for which a ...

Jul. 15, 2014

By GPT Waste Management Ltd

For the first time, Marks & Spencer  this week will sell food packaged with plastic recycled in Britain. The retailer has worked with plastic recycling plant Closed Loop Recycling and packaging supplier Reynolds to supply it with food-grade recycled plastic. M&S’ salad boxes are the final step ...

Jun. 8, 2009

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Designed for Elementary Schools and Small Restaurants PALO ALTO, CA – GaiaRecycle™, LLC, an industry-leading global provider of organic waste recycling systems, today announced the new G-30H modular model to address the food waste processing needs typically found in small restaurants and elementary schools. The GaiaRecycle G-30H system, featuring 66 lbs per day ...

Nov. 15, 2010

The New York City Department of Sanitation is again expanding the NYC Organics voluntary curbside food and yard waste recycling program, adding additional neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens this fall. The program offers New Yorkers an easy way to recycle their organic waste, including food, food-soiled paper, and yard debris. “Organic materials make up about a third of our trash. When you ...

Sep. 13, 2016

By BioCycle Magazine