One of the barriers to widespread adoption of bioplastic in food and drink packaging is that there is no national, or even many regional, systems for collection and disposing of bioplastic in compost facilities.
(Full Article) Posted: 2-26-09
The nation's first guide for students who want to bring organic dining to campus is available at "Organic on the Green" (www.organiconthegreen.wordpress.com), the ground-breaking student blog dedicated to feeding the
organic revolution on campus.
(Full Article) Posted: 2-17-09
At Swedish Medical Center's First Hill campus in Seattle, a lot of soup, it turns out, was winding up down the drain. That's what Eric Eisenberg, executive chef at Swedish Medical Center discovered last year thanks to
technology supplied by Portland-based LeanPath. Serving soup to thousands of customers each day, Eisenberg knew he was overcooking, but never prioritized finding ways to reduce soup waste.
(Full Article) Posted: 2-17-09
The city of San Francisco is embarking on a pilot project to turn brown waste grease, known as FOG, in biofuel with help from $1.2 million in state and federal grants that will fund a public-private partnership with Philadelphia
company BlackGold Biofuels and engineering firm URS Corp.
(Full Article) Posted: 2-17-09