Mechanical Stomach Offers Solution to New York City’s Composting Dilemma
Composting of food waste in the city was supposed to be required as of July 1, but it won’t be in effect for quite some time. July 1 was supposed to…
Garbage Becoming Green Provides Green, Cost-Effective Solutions
From the actual sorting of the material to recordkeeping and data collection, as well as reporting on behalf of the client to agencies such as the Pue…
6 High-Tech Solutions to Food Waste
From composting food scraps and donating excess to food banks to a new Boston supermarket selling about-to-expire foods, a lot of effort has been devo…
Focus On: Waste Management
The Eco-Safe Digester is an on-site aerobic digester that eliminates up to 2,500 pounds of food waste in a 24-hour period. It uses mechanical and biol…
How does big data help sustainability campaigns?
Whether it is reducing food waste, increasing recycling, or promoting energy efficiency, the ability to collect and analyze big data can deliver a huge boost to any sustainability effort, says Owen Yeo, business development manager, Enerprof. “We cannot manage what we cannot measure” – this management mantra has shaped the development and formation of various businesses […]
Company engaged in limiting food waste in landfills goes public
BioHiTech Global Inc., which makes products that convert food waste into grey water, went public in a reverse merger with a registered shell company and says it may borrow or sell stock to raise capital. There was no private placement associated with the transaction, but a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission said the […]
Waste Not…
Across the country, correctional leaders are challenged with operating at maximum efficiency while meeting the expectation of providing quality servic…
How Supermarkets Can Repurpose Food Waste
Food waste is a problem around the world; this was a common theme at the Global Sustainability Summit which took place in Denver, Colorado in late Aug…
Boston Medical Center aims to become city’s ‘greenest’ hospital
Boston Medical Center is known for taking care of some of the city’s poorest residents. But the state’s largest safety net hospital also wants to be k…
Stop Food Waste to Build a Smarter Building Portfolio
Creating a smart and connected workspace takes careful consideration. Building owners understand that the environment in an office can either vastly p…