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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.”

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.

1 - 2 - 3PL: WOW Logistics & InsulWall®

Randall Manufacturing

The growth of WOW’s business and breadth of the products their customers are storing in its cooler locations necessitate being able to divide space and provide flexible temperature options.

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.

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.

APHIS Stopping Blueberries From Chile, Looking For Moths

European grape moths, vine moths and grape berry moths are invasive species and a threat to 27 different types of plants, including grapes, berries, cherries, currants, lilacs, nectarines and plums.

FDA Launches Advisory Committee Membership Nomination Online Portal

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The interactive system will enable nominees to submit their application for membership on an advisory committee from the FDA’s website, creating a paperless, streamlined process to accept, evaluate and nominate qualified individuals in a timely fashion.

What Exactly Is Sustainable Beef?

McDonald's Corp.

McDonald's made headlines recently with it's lofty goal of "verified sustainable beef" by 2016, prompting many inside the industry to ask if beef can actually be sustainable.

Need For More Food May Force Kenya To Re-Examine GMO Ban

From 2009 to 2012, Kenya’s National Biosafety Authority (NBA) allowed humanitarian agencies to import GM products as food aid during the drought season.

YRC, Teamsters Reach A Tentative Agreement

YRC Worldwide Inc.

YRC and leaders of Teamster locals will meet Tuesday in an undisclosed location to discuss the new proposal.

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