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A recent Science journal study offered misleading conclusions about the effectiveness of organic waste legislation. Read the full analysis in our latest blog ?? ?https://lnkd.in/gMN-kZae

A big announcement from Divert and PG&E, and a remarkable clean energy milestone! ?? https://hubs.li/Q02Z3WkP0 ? Today, Divert and Pacific Gas and Electric Company are announcing a first-of-its-kind interconnection in California that both addresses the wasted food crisis and provides carbon-negative renewable energy to Californians. Click above to read more in our press release. ? #ProtectingTheValueOfFood #FoodWaste #WastedFood #ClimateChange #FoodRecovery #Energy #RNG

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Timothy Laurion to our Board of Directors.? ? https://hubs.li/Q02YJBw70 ? Tim brings more than 41 years of leadership in corporate and investment banking at Bank of America. He is considered one of the nation’s leading bankers in the environmental services industry, having developed and maintained lead banker relationships with most of the country’s top environmental and waste firms in the last 30 years of his career. ? We are fortunate to have him on board as we continue to advance our mission to Protect the Value of Food?. ? #ProtectingTheValueOfFood #FoodWaste #WastedFood #ClimateChange #FoodRecovery #Leadership

Together with a certified sustainable farm in the Pacific Northwest, Divert has created one of the most impactful circular closed loop stories in the U.S. Learn more about the technology and innovation behind the numbers: https://ow.ly/NyfT50U5y3g #CircularEconomy #ZeroWasteFuture #ProtectingTheValueOfFood

We are excited to share that Divert CEO Ryan B. will be speaking at #ReutersNEXT alongside world leaders from policy, business and finance this December in NYC! Reuters NEXT is the definitive annual live journalism event hosted by the world’s largest and most trusted news agency. Together, we’ll look beyond the headlines and engage in critical conversations, helping leaders address the greatest challenges facing society, business, and the world at large. Take a look at who else will be joining Ryan Begin on stage: https://ow.ly/2kAX50TZyWw #geopolitics #finance #climate #technology

A new report from ReFED, with support from Global Methane Hub, quantifies the methane impacts of wasted food on the environment and the solutions needed to mitigate it. The report highlights three key strategies to reducing methane emissions, such as establishing organics diversion infrastructure which could avoid global methane emissions by 2.8% and incentivizing business adoption of waste prevention solutions to avoid a further 1.4% of global methane emissions. With the clear environmental connection between uneaten and unsold food and methane emissions, reports like this reaffirm why we're so committed to providing holistic solutions for commercial food businesses. We're delivering the data to help prevent wasted food upstream, optimizing the donation of edible food to reduce food insecurity, and transforming inedible food into renewable energy. Let's protect food as the valuable resource that it is. https://lnkd.in/ecGYG4qw #WastedFood #ZeroWasteFuture #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #ProtectingTheValueOfFood

??UPDATE ?? Our Food Waste Legislative Tracker has been updated to reflect legislative changes from Q3, which you can view here ?? https://hubs.li/Q02VvJ2F0. We've gathered some highlights below to help you stay up to speed on legislative progress in the last quarter. California saw the most legislative activity in recent months:? ?? AB 660 was signed into law in late September, making California the first state to standardize food date labeling terminology. ?? The new law aims to reduce confusion surrounding food date labels that mislead consumers and result in unnecessary food waste across the state, setting an example for other states and the federal government to follow as they work to reduce wasted food. ?? AB 2346, signed in September, creates multiple changes to CalRecycle’s organics procurement requirements. Notably, the law will allow jurisdictions to invest in specific activities relating to organics materials recycling in lieu of procuring recovered organics products. The bill also expands the list of eligible products that a jurisdiction can procure. ?? AB 2902, signed in September, waives rural jurisdictions from complying with collection and procurement requirements until January 1, 2037, in an effort to give jurisdictions more time to comply with SB 1383.?? ?? Looking ahead: ??? As we enter the final months of 2024, only Washington, D.C., California, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania remain active in their legislative session. State lawmakers are focused on the November 2024 election and will begin turning their sights to new policy initiatives for 2025 after the election. It is the perfect time to begin working with like-minded organizations to develop your policy goals for the 2025 session. ? ??Check back with us in December, when we will make final updates to the 2024 Tracker and share an outlook on legislation for 2025. ???We encourage everyone to join the Zero Food Waste Coalition State Working Group meeting on October 24th to hear from Senator Edley-Allen, State Senator for Illinois 31st District. More information on how to become a member of the Zero Food Waste Coalition can be found here: https://lnkd.in/e8SBqbUe.? If you aren’t able to attend the October 24 meeting but would like to collaborate or learn more about policy initiatives in your state, reach out to our team ?? https://hubs.li/Q02VvH3c0. We’re here to help shape actionable policy across the U.S. Together we can end the wasted food crisis.

Find out how Divert’s Field Team helped our customer achieve significant reductions in trash costs, while facilitating an increase in food donations: https://lnkd.in/eqEBZkXt

Congratulations to Jess Parker, Divert's Food Recovery Program Manager, on being named to the Progressive Grocer GenNext List! The list recognizes the most promising next generation of leaders across the grocery industry. We're grateful for your work and commitment to recovering edible food for those in need. https://lnkd.in/ecY597Ax #FoodRecovery #WastedFood #Leadership

1.8M pounds of methane emissions per year is a spooky number, isn’t it? We love the festive decor, but hate the waste. When pumpkins go to the landfill: ?? The resources used to grow them are wasted (water, land, soil amendments, labor) ?? The remaining nutrients and resources in the pumpkin are wasted (pumpkins are 80% water??) ?? They emit harmful greenhouse gasses: an estimated 8.3 pounds of methane, per 100 pounds of pumpkin waste. With an average 1.3B pounds of pumpkins going to waste each year, according to the USDA, that equates to nearly 1.8M pounds of methane emissions each year, just from pumpkins! We can all do our part to make decorative pumpkin season a less wasteful one by making good use of what we purchase: ?? EAT: Pumpkins are a nutrient-dense food rich in vitamins A, C, and potassium. From soups, sauces, and seeds, to purees and pies, there is no shortage of delicious ways to consume pumpkins, even the smaller decorative ones. ?? DONATE: Some farms, zoos, and animal shelters accept unaltered pumpkins (i.e., not carved or painted) for animal feed. If you can't find a local donation spot, you can always "donate" the pumpkins to local wildlife by leaving them outside. ?? RECYCLE: - What you can do: Return the remaining nutrients and water back to the Earth, either in your own garden or through a community program. - What businesses can do: Retail grocers, restaurants, distributors, and others can recycle their pumpkin waste through a sustainable food waste management solution like Divert’s. We turn wasted pumpkins into renewable energy. ????? #ZeroWasteFuture #Sustainability #ProtectTheValueOfFood