Jul 7, 2011 | Times Herald Record
The grocery chain is testing a bio-digestion system at its store in Montgomery. The machine uses bacteria to decompose fruits, vegetables, meats and other food waste until they’re reduced to almost nothing but water. Last month, the machine processed roughly 10...
May 4, 2012 | West Chester County Business Journal
Grocers, hospitals, schools, caterers and restaurants in the tristate area have discovered another way of disposing of food that’s past its prime: a machine that likes to “eat” those organic perishables and turn them into water that is recycled back into the...
Jan 25, 2013 | Green Supplier Spotlight
In 2012 it is estimated that as much as 34 million tons of food waste was sent to landfills in the U.S. Burying food waste in landfills results in a loss of valuable nutrients, potential for reuse, and costs. Food waste has considerable potential. Separating out food...
Jul 18, 2013 | Corrections One
Big changes are underway in improving the sustainability and environmental responsibility of the ways correctional facilities dispose of food waste. Efficient prisons and jails are moving beyond recycling and composting to gain even greater benefits from what we used...
Sep 25, 2013 | Practice Greenhealth Magazine
In the United States, health care facilities produce roughly 12 million pounds of trash that gets transported to landfills on a daily basis, thus accounting for approximately eight percent of the country’s carbon footprint. Health care institutions nationwide are...
Oct 21, 2013 | Green Lodging News
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK—Forever Resorts’ Grand Canyon Lodge-North Rim has received an Environmental Achievement Award from the National Park Service for Environmental Stewardship at the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. The award was conferred specifically...
