waste reduction

Last month, the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board ordered state officials to rewrite pollution discharge permit regulations for concentrated animal feeding operations, better known as CAFOs.  The order was issued after a challenge from environmental groups that complained that previous regulations violated state and federal law.  The com...

A new study by researchers at Oregon State University is working on ways to turn the waste from apples and other fruits into environmentally friendly packaging materials to replace plastic. Professor Yanyun Zhao said they are currently lookin at using the fruit waste from processing ...

On Tuesday, the USDA announced the availability of $900,000 for local governments to reduce food waste in landfills. The grants allow local governments to host a Community Compost and Food Waste Reduction pilot project for fiscal year 2020 ...