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Six Unexpected Facts About Green Waste
Environmental sustainability and the health of ecosystems depend heavily on the management of green waste, which is frequently disregarded in the larger context of Green Rubbish Removal. Many people are aware of the value of recycling and minimizing general trash, but green garbage, which includes organic items like yard debris, leaves, and food scraps, has its own unique set of fascinating facts that you might find surprising.
Key Developments on SB 1383 That Could Spur Progress for California Communities
Nearly seven years after its passage, municipalities across California are working to get in compliance with SB 1383. The law set an ambitious target to reduce organic waste disposal 75% by 2025.
The pandemic delayed the law’s implementation. After it took effect in 2022, 126 cities and counties have asked for more time for implementation, the Los Angeles Times reported. Below are three developments that may bring jurisdictions closer to meeting their targets.
Renewable Natural Gas Is Headed for the Moon
Renewable Natural Gas — also known as RNG or biomethane — has gained attention in recent years as a lower-carbon replacement for conventional fossil natural gas. Rising demand for RNG has helped push prices for the associated environmental attributes up to anywhere from five to forty times the price of physical natural gas. As the market has grown, so has the need for transparent pricing. In response, S&P Global Commodity Insights launched first-of-kind pricing for landfill gas RNG for the California and outside-of-California markets in May.
What supports those premiums for RNG and how does S&P Global see demand for this low-carbon gas alternative developing in the future? Kelsey Hallahan, team lead for low carbon commodities, discusses with low carbon pricing analyst Hope Raymond, senior biofuels analyst Jamie Dorner, and senior director for the S&P Global Hydrogen and Renewable Gas Forum Alex Klaessig.
Southern Company and PGA TOUR Partner To Power TOUR Championship With 100% Renewable Energy for Second Consecutive Year
Southern Company announced that its system is delivering 100% renewable energy for the TOUR Championship for the second consecutive year.
For the PGA TOUR's season finale, which returns to Atlanta and historic East Lake Golf Club, August 23-27, 2023, and crowns the season's FedExCup champion, Southern Company and its subsidiaries Georgia Power and Southern Company Gas collaborated closely with the TOUR Championship to drive sustainability measures on and off the golf course.
Fit for 55: Hydrogen and Decarbonized Gas Position Agreed
EU member states agreed in March 2023 on the European Council’s position on the proposed hydrogen and decarbonized gas market package, with a market shift targeted whereby renewable and low-carbon gases would account for two-thirds of gas usage by 2050.
The agreement was reached as the EU progresses towards its Fit for 55 goals, with the cutting of EU greenhouse gas emissions by 55% the ultimate goal. Following the European Commission’s proposal of a review of EU gas market design as part of these reforms, the hydrogen and gas market package was devised to revise the gas regulation and directive of 2009 and the security of gas supply regulation of 2017.
Biomethane: The Green Gas Solution for a Zero-Emission World
As the world continues to grapple with the pressing need to transition towards a more sustainable and eco-friendly energy landscape, biomethane has emerged as a promising green gas solution that could help pave the way for a zero-emission future. Derived from organic waste materials, biomethane is a renewable and versatile energy source that has the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote energy security, and support the growth of a circular economy.
Biomethane, also known as renewable natural gas (RNG), is produced through the anaerobic digestion or gasification of organic waste materials such as agricultural residues, food waste, and sewage sludge. The process involves breaking down these waste materials in an oxygen-free environment, resulting in the production of biogas, which primarily consists of methane and carbon dioxide. The biogas is then purified and upgraded to biomethane, which can be used as a direct substitute for fossil-based natural gas in various applications, including heating, electricity generation, and transportation.
BP Supplies Sustainable Aviation Fuel for Historic Transatlantic Flight
It’s been more than a century since the first flight across the Atlantic, but this autumn will see a new historic first: the world’s first 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) flight across the ocean.
The SAF used in the Virgin Airways flight from London Heathrow to New York JFK will be supplied in part by bp. It’s a milestone in the use of SAF, which has fewer lifecycle carbon emissions than the traditional fuel it replaces.
bp biofuels head Nigel Dunn recently spoke with Reuters about biofuels, explaining how they are essential for decarbonizing transport, like SAF in aviation.
OPAL Fuels and New River Solid Waste Win Florida RNG Facility Project of the Year
OPAL Fuels announced its New River RNG facility, which was created through a close working relationship with New River Solid Waste Association (NRSWA), has been named Project of the Year by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Florida Section. The facility is located at the NRSWA municipal solid waste landfill in Raiford, Florida.
This Coca-Cola Bottler Will Capture Carbon Dioxide To Put the Fizz in Its Drinks
Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages is building a 'quadgeneration' system to generate electricity, run heating and cooling processes, and recover carbon dioxide to carbonate beverages.
A first-of-its-kind project under construction at a 51-year-old Coca-Cola bottling facility in Elmsford, New York, is notable both for how it will improve the site's energy reliability and how it will capture carbon dioxide during production to carbonate Sprite, Coke and Fanta made there.
Digesting Food Waste Into Fuel
In the United States, 31% of food is wasted — and most of that goes into landfills. Shawn Kreloff, CEO of BioEnergy DevCo, told us how his company instead feeds organic waste into anaerobic digesters — capturing the methane it produces to be used as fuel.