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Characterization and Management of Organic Waste in North America

2 Mar 2018

Executive Summary The goal of the North American Initiative on Organic Waste Diversion and Processing—a project launched by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation as part of its 2015–2016 Operational Plan—is to enhance North America’s capacity to increase organic waste diversion and processing in the residential and industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) sectors in Canada, Mexico and [...] The CEC’s Council1 commissioned this project, the North American Initiative on Organic Waste Diversion and Processing, to enhance North America’s capacity to increase organic waste diversion and processing in the residential and industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) sec- tors in Canada, Mexico and the United States. [...] Growth and investment in organic waste diversion and processing also face a host of challenges, among them the following: •. low cost of landfill disposal in some of the areas without bans on landfill disposal of organic waste or other organic waste diversion initiatives; •. adequate quantity and quality of uncontaminated organic feedstock from residences and businesses; •. permitting of new facil [...] Characterization and Management of Organic Waste in North America 3 Report Overview Building on this project’s foundational report, Characterization and Management of Organic Waste in North Amer- ica, this paper explores the challenges and potential areas for improvement in the diversion, measurement, recycling and processing of organic waste (including food waste) from residential and ICI sources [...] Differences in measurement methodologies, data years and organic materials analyzed hinder the comparison of estimates of food waste shown in the companion CEC report, Characterization and Management of Food Loss and Waste in North America, with those of organic waste shown in this paper.
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ISBN
9782897002312
Pages
48
Published in
Montreal, QC, CA

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