Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Byproducts of processed foods get tossed out on the manufacturing line. Another interesting part of the food waste discussion at the national level is that municipal composting programs are becoming more common. However, compost doesn’t count toward the SDG food waste reduction goals. It happens everywhere in our food system.

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Food Tank

MARCH 29, 2024

Last year, the city of Chicago launched a composting program that allows residents to drop off food scraps at 15 locations around the city, where they’re collected and turned into compost for soil. When I look out at the state of the food system, I see so much that’s going well. Just take food waste, for example.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

JUNE 6, 2024

It found that one of the items being thrown away the most was rotisserie chickens, so the store started repurposing unsold ones into hot bars before composting the rest. In the Pacific Coast Food Waste Commitment, signatories increased the percentage of unsold food that was composted by 28 percent and donated by 20 percent. “You

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 17, 2024

She spent nine years grassroots organizing for a nonpartisan environmental organization, contributing to initiatives supporting legislation on issues including electronic waste recycling and curbside residential recycling and composting. ZWS now helps businesses reduce, reuse, recycle, and compost waste.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

JUNE 5, 2024

More recent models are finally fulfilling manufacturers’ promises of making leftovers last (almost) forever. Rating: / 5 Lomi Bloom composter Pela, a British Columbian company, claims its popular Lomi home composters can reduce a household’s food waste by 80 percent.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 30, 2024

2023 Report Agriculture Highlights By The Numbers ● Denali’s recycling efforts produced enough natural fertilizer to support more than 100,000 acres of farmland and manufactured enough animal feed to nourish over 40,000 cattle across five states. The report also notes the company collected 1.7 According to US EPA calculations, converting 1.3

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Food Tank

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Developed by One Step Closer (OSC), the OSC Packaging Collaborative is working to remove petroleum-based plastics through the development and scaling of compostable and renewable alternatives. And Innovation in Supply Chain Waste Reduction focuses on waste reduction in the manufacturing or delivery process.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 1, 2024

Cheap and easy to make, it’s still the fastest-growing group of fibers used to manufacture garments. The difficulty, and the stage most of these startups are now, is in scaling manufacturing. The manufacture of next-gen fibers requires giant fermentation vats and skilled workers. What’s the solution?

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Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 24, 2023

Phosphate rock is a popular material for the manufacturing of this fertiliser. Some traditional farming and agricultural methods, to date, use other methods of fertilising plants, especially farm manure and compost. In addition, another inorganic type for fertilising plants is phosphorus fertiliser.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 23, 2024

Like the hog tails, hides, organs, and hooves that aren’t always suitable for compost. Initially, they partnered with a composting facility, capturing suitable meat and vegetable scraps, which they now collect directly from a variety of sources. Farm Hounds jerky. The Conscious Pet founders Mason Arnold and Jessica Kezar Arnold.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 4, 2024

Besides foraging for fungi adapted to the subarctic environment, taming the stew of toxins required a larger bioremediation strategy, using local willows to concentrate inorganic contaminants such as heavy metals, as well as municipal compost, which added microbes and nutrients to help spur decomposition.

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Civil Eats

JUNE 18, 2024

percent of waste is recycled or composted. You’re weighing the environmental impact of manufacturing and shipping against recyclability. Hydroblox , for instance, transforms multi-layer plastic into outdoor landscape drainage blocks, and Trex manufactures plastic film into composite lumber for decks and playground sets.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

By enlisting stakeholders—from small to large-scale growers, product manufacturers, and service providers that provide on-farm plastics collection and retrieval—through awareness and incentivized action, the regional waste management district has vastly increased the collection and recycling of drip tape and plastic film, says Mejia-Muñoz.

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The Farmers Daughter USA

JUNE 12, 2023

Researchers have developed innovative technologies to extract and refine the cellulose found in corn residue, which can then be used to create a range of biodegradable and compostable plastic products. These bioplastics are biodegradable and compostable, reducing plastic waste accumulation and its associated harm to ecosystems.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Compost whatever you cannot eat.” If you’re headed out of town but still have stuff left in your fridge, find ways to gift to your neighbors and freeze everything you can for when you’re back.

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Sustainable Food Trust

APRIL 10, 2024

For starters, there is a basic lack of waste facilities across the UK that deal with farm plastics and costs can be significant for some farmers, but the bigger problem lies in the fact that there is little ‘closed-loop’ recyclability in the way these plastics are manufactured.

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Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 29, 2023

Furthermore, Menards also has its in-house home improvement brands such as Midwest manufacturing, Masterforce, Grip fast, Tool shop, and more. Their warm and welcoming customer service allows Menards to be like a family and homely hardware store. The best thing about this company is that it meets all the needs.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 28, 2023

Roughly three-quarters of the 38,000 tons of waste digested by the system annually comes from area food manufacturers, restaurants, and grocery stores. Cabot Creamery, a regional dairy cooperative, delivers its manufacturing waste to the co-digester, and has created something of a closed-loop relationship with the farm.

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Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 19, 2023

Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for proper dilution and application. Composting Start composting kitchen scraps and garden waste to create nutrient-rich compost for your plants. Remember to use sharp, clean pruning shears to avoid damage. This reduces waste and enhances soil fertility.

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Kavya Organic Farm

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Dilute the fertiliser: When applying fertiliser, always follow the manufacturer’s instructions and dilute the fertiliser to half or quarter strength for Mammillaria Spinosissima. Begin fertilising in early spring and continue once a month until late summer to provide the necessary nutrients for healthy growth.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

While creating such systems, especially the infrastructure to separate food waste to turn into compost, are critical to the fight against climate change, there is also a growing emphasis on prevention. Technology can and does play a significant role in managing inventory data, which can also be labor intensive and inconsistent.

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The Lunatic Farmer

APRIL 20, 2021

His basic thesis in the piece is that the current war on real food and the ascendency of fake and manufactured food-like substances create a deep soul-level mentality that we are not dependent on food.

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Kavya Organic Farm

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Dilute the fertiliser: When applying fertiliser, always follow the manufacturer’s instructions and dilute the fertiliser to half or quarter strength for Mammillaria Spinosissima. Begin fertilising in early spring and continue once a month until late summer to provide the necessary nutrients for healthy growth.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 7, 2023

These secondary products are generated during food processing and manufacturing and are often discarded—or underutilized. Behind the shelves of the supermarket lies a less-discussed aspect of food production: its by-products. These by-products might seem like waste, but innovative processes can transform them into valuable resources.

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Sustainable Harvest International

APRIL 22, 2022

TIP #10: COMPOST FOOD SCRAPS Chloe Hurtado, SHI’s Communications Intern, suggests starting a small compost bin where you can discard food waste and scraps. Eventually, you can use this compost to feed your gardens and keep your soil happy! Some ideas for easy “dump” meals include soups, stews, smoothies, and casseroles.

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Caff

MAY 1, 2023

He touched on his future plans to establish an U-pick apple orchard, install drip-lines to improve irrigation and nutrient management, and create a composting system using walnut husks and orchard waste.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 11, 2023

On a sunny afternoon in September 2021, Michael Langford was moving compost with his compact John Deere. In 1985, tractor manufacturers adopted a voluntary standard to include ROPS and seatbelts on all new tractors over 20 horsepower. Suddenly, the 53-year-old felt a tire slip under him. “I Rollovers can happen anywhere.

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Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 22, 2023

Fertilization: Feed your Adenium obesum with a balanced, water-soluble fertilizer during the growing season, following the manufacturer’s instructions. Organic Fertilizers: Opt for organic fertilizers or compost to nourish your plants without harming the environment or beneficial insects.

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Kavya Organic Farm

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Fertilization: Feed your Desert Rose with a balanced, water-soluble fertilizer during the growing season, following the manufacturer’s instructions. Organic Fertilizers: Opt for organic fertilizers or compost to nourish your plants without harming the environment or beneficial insects.

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Kavya Organic Farm

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Furthermore, Menards also has its in-house home improvement brands such as Midwest manufacturing, Masterforce , Grip fast, Tool shop, and more. Their warm and welcoming customer service allows Menards to be like a family and homely hardware store. The best thing about this company is that it meets all the needs.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The PCB Protestsand the Birth of a Movement Oily in texture and without smell or taste, PCBs are synthetic compounds used in manufacturing transformers and other electrical equipment. He fertilizes with compost tea, a mixture he creates of compost and water.

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Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 14, 2023

A fertile soil mix enriched with organic matter, such as compost, will promote healthy growth. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for application rates and frequency. Soil and Watering: Parda Bel prefers well-draining soil that retains some moisture but does not become waterlogged.

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The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Sir Albert Howard, who developed the scientific aerobic composting method and brought it to the world in his iconic 1943 book, An Agricultural Testament , wrote “Artificial manures [that’s what he called chemical fertilizer] lead inevitably to artificial nutrition, artificial food, artificial animals, and finally to artificial men and women.”

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Civil Eats

JUNE 17, 2024

California’s bill , passed in 2022, is the most ambitious to become law so far—seeking to cut single-use plastic packaging and food service ware by 25 percent; recycle 65 percent of single-use plastic packaging and food service ware; and make 100 percent of single-use packaging and plastic food service ware recyclable or compostable.

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