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Making the Business Case for Food Waste Recycling Pt 1

By Kate Worley Making the Business Case for Food Waste Recycling Food waste and loss is a topic that is now being recognized for its impacts economically, socially, and environmentally. For businesses that sell food products, after a focus on prevention, upcycling and donation, recycling should be the next step in responsibly managing wasted food….

Kate Worley

August 30, 2024

Denali and Synagro Close Mutually Beneficial Asset Transfer Agreement

Transaction delivers sustainable growth and better service for their respective customers. Simultaneously advances Synagro’s circular-economy business model and extends their leadership within the biosolids market throughout the state of California Reinforces Denali’s commitment to non-biosolids customers in Arkansas and Missouri while also enabling a more focused approach to the robust and dynamic non-biosolids California market…

The Benefits of Composting

By Kate Worley Composting is a controlled biological decomposition process in the presence of oxygen (aerobic) that produces a rich, dark, earthy soil amendment.¹ Organic inputs to the composting process can include yard wastes, food wastes, crop residues, manure, and biosolids, and a successful composting process requires the correct carbon to nitrogen balance of materials.¹…

Denali and Walmart Collaborate to Rollout Innovative Organic Recycling & Reuse Technology Across Thousands of Walmart and Sam’s Club Stores Nationwide

New depackaging processes, technology and expertise can separate up to 97% or more of all trash from organic food waste Walmart is the first retailer to collaborate with Denali to leverage this technology as part of its goal to reduce operational waste Based on early testing, Zero De-Pack solution has increased the volume of potentially…

Tackling Food Waste In Hotels

The hospitality sector is a significant generator of food waste, and included within this sector are hotels, events, and food service, among others. It is estimated that customer-facing businesses, including foodservice, grocery retail, and others, make up approximately 20%, or 18 million tons, of surplus food in the U.S. annually. ¹ Of the surplus food…

Addressing Food Waste at Colleges and Universities

By Kate Worley Addressing Food Waste at Colleges and Universities In the U.S., the 18 million students attending classes at 5,000 colleges and universities nationwide generate an estimated 20 million tons of food waste each year.¹´²´³ Many of these students live on campus, and even for those who don’t, eating the majority of their meals…

U.S. EPA Releases New “Wasted Food Scale”

By Kate Worley U.S. EPA Releases New “Wasted Food Scale” In October 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a new guide to managing food waste called the “Wasted Food Scale.” This replaces the “Food Recovery Hierarchy” released in the 1990s. Although many of the pathways to manage food are the same, the new Wasted…