This week’s video breaks down three timely stories that matter for practitioners, policymakers, and sustainability leaders.

The Good: A new regional composting hub in the Richmond, VA area shows how cities and counties can collaborate to turn food scraps into valuable compost and methane reductions.The Bad: The Reduce Food Loss and Waste Act of 2025 remains stuck in Congress, highlighting the gap between federal strategy and real funding for infrastructure and innovation.The Ugly: A large “zero-waste” recycling and composting facility proposal in Minnesota raises local concerns about siting, environmental justice, and whether “zero waste” claims match reality.Use this episode as:A policy briefing for your team or clientsCase studies for talks, trainings, and strategic planningInspiration for local advocacy and infrastructure workI’d love to hear from fellow professionals:What’s the biggest zero waste or composting challenge you’re seeing in your city or sector right now?#ZeroWaste #CircularEconomy #Recycling #Composting #FoodWaste #Sustainability #Policy #ESG #ClimateAction

This episode breaks down new U.S. stories shaping the future of zero waste, circular economy, food waste policy, and composting. If you’re tired of greenwashing and want fact-checked, policy-heavy content you can actually use in your work, this one’s for you. In this week’s show, we cover: - The Good – Maine’s bold food waste law: How Maine’s new food waste and organics disposal law fits into a fast-growing wave of state-level food waste legislation, what LD1065 actually does, and why advocates see it as a turning point for mandatory organics diversion, food rescue, and methane reduction in the U.S. - The Bad – Texas makes composting harder: Why Texas’s new compost facility siting law is being called a “gut punch” to organics recycling, how added permitting and local veto power can stall compost infrastructure, and what this means for cities, haulers, and small operators trying to keep organics out of landfills. - The Ugly – Big Food vs. state food safety laws: A deep dive into how major food companies quietly funded a “transparency” campaign that was really designed to block stronger state food safety and labeling laws, the legal fallout, and what it reveals about corporate power in our food and waste systems. You’ll learn: - Why state policy is now the main battlefield for food waste reduction and circular economy progress. - How siting rules and NIMBY politics can make or break local composting and organics programs. - What organizers, advocates, and local governments can actually do next to protect and expand zero waste infrastructure. Use this episode if you: - Work in sustainability, zero waste, composting, or food systems. - Need real-world case studies for talks, trainings, or campaigns. - Want to understand how policy fights and corporate lobbying really shape what ends up in our landfills, incinerators, and soils. 👉 If this helped you, hit subscribe, leave a comment about what’s happening in your state, and share this with someone working on food waste or composting policy. #ZeroWaste #CircularEconomy #FoodWaste #Composting #SustainabilityNews #EnvironmentalJustice #policywatch SCHEDULE: 📅 Free 30-minute business consultation: https://0waste.org/contact/ SUBSCRIBE:🗞️ Monthly Zero Waste Business Newsletter delivered to your inbox: https://info.0wastestrategies.com/newsletter 🗞️ Monthly Zero Waste Business Newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7202724618594394112 🗞️ Substack account - @TexasTrashTalker: https://texastrashtalker.substack.com/ DOWNLOAD: 📗 New book on Kindle - 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒁𝒆𝒓𝒐 𝑾𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW1LMW9T ✅ "9 Ways to Close the Loop" checklist: https://shorturl.at/JAvB1

Discover the latest zero waste, recycling, and circular economy innovations in this week’s environmental news roundup! We spotlight rural Iowa’s groundbreaking e-waste recycling event, expose political gridlock sabotaging curbside recycling in major US cities, and reveal a Florida recycling facility facing a pollution lawsuit for contaminating Sarasota Bay.What you'll learn:How rural communities are leading with successful electronics recycling and green job creation.The inside story on how government shutdowns and budget battles are threatening vital recycling programs—even where pilots succeed.The truth behind “green” operations as Florida watchdogs sue the U.S. Recycling Company for Clean Water Act violations and damage to wildlife.Key topics:Zero waste, electronics recycling, circular economy, environmental justice, recycling policy, green jobs, water pollution, Clean Water Act.Take action, stay informed—subscribe for weekly sustainability news and solutions that go beyond the headlines. Comment below on which story shocked you most or how you’re driving change in your own community!#ZeroWaste #CircularEconomy #Recycling #EnvironmentalJustice #FoodWaste #Sustainability #EcoNews #sarasotabay ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~SCHEDULE: 📅 Free 30-minute business consultation: https://0waste.org/contact/ SUBSCRIBE:🗞️ Monthly Zero Waste Business Newsletter delivered to your inbox: https://info.0wastestrategies.com/newsletter 🗞️ Monthly Zero Waste Business Newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7202724618594394112 🗞️ Substack account - @TexasTrashTalker: https://texastrashtalker.substack.com/ DOWNLOAD: 📗 New book on Kindle - 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒁𝒆𝒓𝒐 𝑾𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW1LMW9T ✅ "9 Ways to Close the Loop" checklist: https://shorturl.at/JAvB1

This week we unpack how tech, policy, and profits collide in today’s sustainability battles and what you can do, from pushing plastics reform to supporting food recovery programs. Join the movement to reduce waste, demand accountability, and protect people and the planet.SCHEDULE: Free 30-minute business consultation: https://0waste.org/contact/ SUBSCRIBE:Monthly Zero Waste Business Newsletter delivered to your inbox: https://info.0wastestrategies.com/newsletter Monthly Zero Waste Business Newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/ne... Substack account - @TexasTrashTalker: https://texastrashtalker.substack.com/ DOWNLOADS: New book on Kindle - 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒁𝒆𝒓𝒐 𝑾𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW1LMW9T "9 Ways to Close the Loop" checklist: https://shorturl.at/JAvB1

This week's edition covers:⚡ The Good: EPA reforms promise “faster green projects”… but is that just code for less oversight? 💀 The Bad: The EPA calls out a shipyard’s "sloppy" waste spills (yes, that’s the official language). 🔥 The Ugly: A lawsuit against the federal government for letting polluters breathe easier.. From green tape to red flags, we’re sorting out what’s progress — and what’s just PR dressed in recycled paper. 🎬 Watch the full breakdown and decide: Are we moving forward, or just running in eco-friendly circles? #EnvironmentalNews #ZeroWaste #CircularEconomy #EcoDrama #GreenwashExposed #SustainabilityTalks #ClimateReality SUBSCRIBE:🗞️ Monthly Zero Waste Business Newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/ne... 🗞️ Monthly Zero Waste Business Newsletter delivered to your inbox: https://info.0wastestrategies.com/newsletter 🗞️ Substack account - @TexasTrashTalker: https://texastrashtalker.substack.com/ DOWNLOAD: 📗 New book on Kindle - 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒁𝒆𝒓𝒐 𝑾𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW1LMW9T ✅ "9 Ways to Close the Loop" checklist: https://shorturl.at/JAvB1 SCHEDULE: 📅 Free 30-minute business consultation: https://0waste.org/contact/

Today's topics: A breakthrough in food waste reduction powered by AI, lingering gaps in recycling infrastructure holding cities back, and a decades-long toxic waste problem being addressed, but at a colossal cost.

Welcome back to episode 12! This week, we're covering NYC's successful citywide compost mandate (The Good), air pollution issues around data centers (The Bad), and rescinding the EPA's "Endangerment Finding" that gives legal authority to regulate climate gases (The Ugly).SUBSCRIBE:🗞️ Monthly Zero Waste Business Newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/ne... 🗞️ Monthly Zero Waste Business Newsletter delivered to your inbox: https://info.0wastestrategies.com/newsletter 🗞️ Substack account - @TexasTrashTalker: https://texastrashtalker.substack.com/ DOWNLOAD: 📗 New book on Kindle - 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒁𝒆𝒓𝒐 𝑾𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW1LMW9T ✅ "9 Ways to Close the Loop" checklist: https://shorturl.at/JAvB1 SCHEDULE: 📅 Free 30-minute business consultation: https://0waste.org/contact/ https://twitter.com/txzerowastehttps://www.facebook.com/ZeroWasteStrategies   / @zerowastestrategies   https://www.instagram.com/zerowastestrateg...https://www.linkedin.com/company/zero-wast... https://www.tiktok.com/@texastrashtalker?i... https://www.pinterest.com/TexasTrashTalker/https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacysavage/

🎥 In this episode, we’re tackling some of the biggest headlines in U.S. environmental policy and zero waste innovation!🚨 THE GOOD:The bipartisan STEWARD Act hits Congress and could bring billions in recycling grants for underserved communities. ⚠️ THE BAD:Chemical recycling is being sold as a solution—but is it? 😱 THE UGLY:The U.S. risks falling behind as global delegates meet this week in Geneva to draft a UN treaty on plastic pollution. SUBSCRIBE:🗞️ Zero Waste Business Newsletter on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/ne...🗞️ Zero Waste Business Newsletter delivered to your inbox:https://info.0wastestrategies.com/newsletter🗞️ Texas Trash Talker on Substack:https://texastrashtalker.substack.com/DOWNLOADS:📗 New book on Kindle - 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒁𝒆𝒓𝒐 𝑾𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW1LMW9T✅ "9 Ways to Close the Loop" checklist:https://shorturl.at/JAvB1 SCHEDULE:📅 Free 30-minute business consultation:https://0waste.org/contact/

#ZeroWaste #EnvironmentalNews #STEWARDAct #ChemicalRecycling #PlasticTreaty #CircularEconomy #Greenwashing #Sustainability #TheTexasTrashTalker

♻️ AMERICA’S WASTE CRISIS: WHAT THEY’RE NOT TELLING YOU ♻️Every single day, Americans throw away 165,000 tons of edible food while recycling rates are stuck at a shocking 32%. Most of that recycling? Contaminated and dumped in landfills.But here’s the GOOD NEWS:The USDA just invested $7.5 million into 26 composting projects aimed at turning food waste into clean energy, healthy soil, and green jobs. It’s the kind of systemic shift we desperately need.Why are we failing?👉 Broken recycling infrastructure👉 Contamination from “wish-cycling”👉 Corporate greenwashing packaging that can’t actually be recycledWhat YOU can do starting today:

• Learn your city’s recycling rules
• Start composting (even in apartments!)
• Support zero waste businesses
• Call your reps and demand waste solutions

🚨 Ready to help end America’s throwaway economy?Drop a comment, FOLLOW for practical eco-tips, and check out my book "The Zero Waste Family" for money-saving, real-life zero waste strategies.👉 For more waste reduction content, follow Stacy Savage 🤠♻️ The Texas Trash Talker and Zero Waste Strategies.🗞️ Subscribe to my LinkedIn monthly zero waste business newsletter.https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/ne...📗 Download my new book 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒁𝒆𝒓𝒐 𝑾𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 on Kindle:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW1LMW9T 📅 Schedule a free 30-minute business consultation:https://0waste.org/contact/#ZeroWaste #CompostingRevolution #RecyclingCrisis #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #GreenJobs #StopWishcycling #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalNews #EcoWarrior #TrashTalk

Stacy and Samuele get down to the nitty gritty on #business #trash, #recycling, and #foodwaste #composting. Learn how to save money & cater your green storytelling to capture the affinity and loyalty of Millennial and GenZ customers who care about the planet.