BioCycle

11/08/2025

This guide walks you through measuring changes in in soils amended with .

While you are changing the soil, that added carbon storage may not be something you can calculate after your first compost application.

08/08/2025

In the Dominican Republic, Grupo Puntacana uses a combination of reduction, , and to achieve its diversion goal …

The resort complex on the eastern tip of the Dominican Republic uses a combination of wasted food reduction, recycling, composting and anaerobic digestion to achieve its landfill diversion goal.

07/08/2025

The federal budget reconciliation bill signed into law on July 4 includes a two-year extension of the Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit (Section 45Z), moving the sunset date from December 31, 2027, to December 31, 2029.

The Biodegradable Products Institute sent a letter in December 2024 to CalRecycle, the agency implementing the AB 1201 law, requesting an extension to the January 2026 deadline for five years …

05/08/2025

Washington, D.C.’s “smart” bins are accessed using the “metroKEY” app or a keypad access code. Approximately 1,700 lbs/day were collected in June, bringing the total since the program began to close to 80 tons.

About 4,700 residents have registered to use the smart bins …

04/08/2025

Hampton Roads Sanitary District (VA) signed an agreement with Virginia Natural Gas to install an facility at the Atlantic Treatment Plant in Virginia Beach, one of District’s largest facilities, with a capacity of 50 MGD.

Hampton Roads Sanitary District recently signed an agreement with Virginia Natural Gas to install a renewable natural gas facility at the Atlantic Treatment Plant.

01/08/2025

Minneapolis rolled out its pilot in 2008 and began citywide curbside collection 2015-2016. Today, over 50% of households participate.

The City of Minneapolis’ residential source separated organics program launched as a curbside pilot in 2008. Today, over 50% of households are participating. Part I

31/07/2025

NRDC, the Environmental Law Institute, and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance recently released the “Model Municipal Ordinance on Advancing ,” developed to provide “clean, ‘off-the-shelf’’ legal language to address ‘unreasonable’ regulatory barriers that impose burdens that are unintended, unnecessary, or disproportionate to the expected benefits of applying the requirements.”

The model ordinance was developed to provide “clean, ‘off-the-shelf’ legal language to address ‘unreasonable’ regulatory barriers that impose burdens that are unintended, unnecessary, or disproportionate to the expected benefits of applying the requirements,” according to NRDC.

29/07/2025

campaign aims to prevent adoption of (and to amend) the current draft of Miami-Dade County, Florida’s Operations ordinance related to Zoning and Environmental Protection and to protect the county’s farmers’ right to .

Miami-Dade County (Florida) constituents, local farmers, composting industry members and experts have joined forces under the banner of “Free The Compost” to prevent adoption of the current draft of the county’s Composting Operations ordinance …

28/07/2025

The relationship between “waste” and “want” is something from a long time ago, in a world that now seems far, far away …

As a member of the bridge generation between children of the Great Depression Era and our children today, I wanted to know if behaviors modeled for us still exist today.

25/07/2025

According to Sensoneo's Global Waste Index, Israel tops the list of worst performers, followed closely by Chile and the United States — the latter “generating a staggering 951 kg of waste per capita annually.” Notably, the U.S. has increased its per capita waste output since the last edition of the report in 2022 — from 811 kg to 951 kg per capita — “reinforcing its status as the country that generates the most municipal solid waste.”

The U.S. has increased its per capita waste output since the last edition of the report in 2022 — from 811 kg to 951 kg.

24/07/2025

To understand the full potential for biogases globally, the International Energy Agency (IEA) conducted a spatial analysis of over 5 million locations worldwide. It found that production could reach the equivalent of nearly 1 trillion cubic meters of natural gas annually from feedstocks that can be considered sustainable, e.g., “wastes and residues that can be processed with existing technologies and do not compete with food systems, for instance.”

The International Energy Agency released a report that is “a first of its kind” geospatial assessment on the untapped potential of locally produced, low-emissions fuels created from organic waste.

22/07/2025

Only a fraction of U.S. households have access to curbside composting. Learn why access and adoption lag, and what it will take to make composting a household habit.