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Waste Reduction

Grocery Stores Use Harvester To Turn Food Scraps Into Fertilizer

The Harvester stores food waste on-site and grinds up to 4,000 pounds of scraps per day into a “nutrient-rich liquid.”

Electrification

Electrification The Key for Cleaner Freight Transportation in California

Deploying electric transportation technologies that are currently in development or demonstration for local and short-haul trips would provide the greatest overall reduction in pollutants.

MTS Environmental Develops Safe, Sustainable Winery Cleaner

New line of green, safe and sustainable synthetic mineral acids are designed to replace many of the dangerous acids already used as winery cleaning solutions in the industry today.

Food Waste Plant Hosts Grand Opening In The UK

The first commercial food waste anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in northeast UK will generate enough energy to power 2,000 homes every year.

Love's To Expand Fast-Fill CNG Access To More Truck Stops

The company previously announced plans for 11 Fast-Fill CNG travel stops across Texas and Oklahoma expected to be operational by the second quarter of 2014.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Seattle And Tacoma Ports Bury The Hatchet In Order To Compete

Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA)

Two ports separated by just 30 miles across the Puget Sound have applied to the Federal Maritime Commission to begin co-operation talks on terminal investments and more.

Freight Carriers Still Hurt By Low Rates, Weak Market

Market remains weak for both ocean and air carriers despite some slightly positive statistics about rising confidence in the freight-forwarding sector.

Strikes At Multiple Ports In Chile Hurting Perishables Exports

Another week of strikes is likely to cost apple, berry and grape farmers up to $70 million according to fruit association Fedefruta.

FDA To Take A Second Look At Caramel Coloring In Beverages

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The substance 4-methylimidazol, a carcinogen, is formed in some caramel coloring at low levels during the manufacturing process.

China To Remove Polluted Farmland For Food Safety

China has an estimated 50 million mu (3.3 million hectares) of moderately or severely polluted soil, most of which is in developed and grain-producing regions.

Prosecutor in Cantaloupe Listeria Outbreak Recommends Five Years Probation

The outbreak caused more than 30 deaths and 147 illnesses after consumers across the country consumed contaminated cantaloupes grown at Jensen Farms.

Foster Farms Reopens Its Voluntarily Closed Poultry Plant

Operations at the plant were originally shut down by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on January 8th for a cockroach infestation.

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