California Assembly Bill 1201, signed into law in October 2021, requires products that are labeled with the term “compostable” or “home compostable” be designed to be associated with the recovery of desirable organic wastes that are collected for composting and must be an acceptable compost feedstock for organic agriculture under the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Organic Program (NOP).
Source: Deep Dive Into Bifurcated Composting In California – BioCycle
One report found 58% of fugitive methane emissions at MSW landfills came from wasted food. The agency’s new lifecycle analyses on common food waste management pathways also reaffirmed the importance of source reduction.
Apple supports the concept of federal right-to-repair legislation, and it will voluntarily extend the requirements of California’s new repair law to the rest of the U.S., Apple’s repair boss said Tuesday. Continue Reading→
Source: In federal briefing, Apple supports national repair law
Panelists shed light on solar panel recycling
Now is the time for interested parties to enter the solar panel recycling sector, but there are plenty of challenges to be aware of first, industry experts advised on a recent panel.
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The new ‘right to repair’ law could slow down the dumping of e-waste into our landfills and save customers and recycling firms millions of dollars.
Source: California’s new ‘right to repair’ law is embraced by recyclers – Los Angeles Times
The calls to pause a California law aimed at reducing organic waste in landfills downplay the importance of reducing methane emissions.
Source: Opinion | Why California shouldn’t pause its organic waste law
After the MRF: How batteries can come back to life
This article appeared in the September 2023 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. As record-high numbers of batteries enter the solid waste stream, they have increasingly become associated with facility fires, safety issues and danger …
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Recent sessions at SPC Advance and WASTECON featured numerous signs of companies from the two sectors trying to better understand each other. Hear from WM, Republic Services, Casella Waste Systems, Ridwell and more.
Having sat in many community hearings about solar power development, I am used to vivid descriptions of how photovoltaic panels might as well be dripping with harmful substances that will sicken people and livestock. The concerns are pervasive, but almost completely separate from reality. For example, one of the recurring issues raised against solar development […]
Source: A Reality Check About Solar Panel Waste and the Effects on Human Health – Inside Climate News