California has long been known as a leader in environmentalism, and one city is maintaining that distinction with another key move to reduce food waste. In accordance with a new statewide mandate, SB 1383, the city of Sacramento on July … Continue reading →
IFAT, the world’s largest trade fair for environmental technologies will be held in Munich, Germany from May 30 to June 3, 2022. The sustainable use of resources—and thus climate protection—is a major topic of IFAT Munich. The global community needs … Continue reading →
Make way gas guzzlers! There’s a new fleet vehicle that city governments are lining up to employ. The city of Hyattsville, Md., is one of many cities that have recently implemented electric-powered refuse trucks to combat its carbon footprint, welcoming … Continue reading →
Mahanth Joishy, superintendent of fleet services for Madison, Wis., knows that the clock is ticking. The time to cut carbon from his fleet is now. In April 2021, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway unveiled the Climate Forward agenda to guide all municipal … Continue reading →
What a year 2021 has been. Much of the waste and recycling sector is emerging from Covid more resilient, determined to grow stronger through digital transformation and to seize the opportunities driven by major market forces like the Circular Economy … Continue reading →
Across the nation, municipal fleet managers struggle with the challenge of making their fleets sustainable while balancing priorities: namely, not breaking budgets, finding solutions that are available today, meeting demanding equipment and operating specifications, while avoiding deep investments in all-new … Continue reading →
Cells in the body need to exhibit partnership in order for the body to exist and thrive. A parallel could be drawn between this example and a city in Idaho that has garnered attention for similar reasons. Sitting 22 miles … Continue reading →
When it comes to water, rainfall and snowfall can seem like a feast or famine commodity. Right now, it’s definitely famine in the western United States. In March 2021, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned that nearly half the … Continue reading →
As cities and towns across the nation look to hit next-level climate change-related goals, a city and county in Wisconsin are setting out on their own energy-saving initiative together. Earlier this year, the city of Madison announced the U.S. … Continue reading →
In order to create a new, local source for high-quality drinking water, the city of Oceanside, Calif., has turned to recycled water purification. After beginning with a feasibility study, the project is now near completion, with construction projected to be … Continue reading →
Boston, MA, United States, March 4 — Under the City of Berkeley Public Works Department, the Zero Waste Commission has signed on for the AMCS Platform to modernize and unify the entire Zero Waste operation. Berkeley, located 10 miles northeast … Continue reading →
