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San Franciscos Zero-Waste Story
2025-12-11 12:00:00| Waste Age
San Francisco is aiming for two tall goals by 2030: halving the waste it sends to landfill and reducing what trash it generates in the first place by 15%. The city has had a decades-long head start, beginning with the passage of the nations first mandatory composting and recycling ordinance in 2009, requiring all residents and businesses to sort their discards into three bins: one for recycling, one for organics, and one for trash.
Category:Energy and Environment
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Inside Emerald Packaging's Push to Scale PCR Across the Produce Industry
2025-12-11 06:20:48| Waste Age
In this Q&A, Kevin Kelly shares what it took to get here and why he sees PCR as both a critical environmental solution and a sound business strategy.
Category: Energy and Environment
Material Waste Flows: Understanding Americas Massive and Growing Resource Footprint
2025-12-11 06:13:49| Waste Age
In the United States, wastewater treatment plants handle approximately 34 billion gallons of wastewater daily. Beyond that, billions more gallons of untreated stormwater and sewage overflow into rivers and coastal waters, creating a diffuse but massive challengelargely invisible in traditional waste discussions.
Category: Energy and Environment