As recently reported in a Sustainable Cities Network article, Massachusetts will be implementing a mandatory composting program for all large food handlers in the state this fall. From the article:…
On January 13 Governor Martin O'Malley issued Executive Order 01.01.2015.01, which institutes four recommendations regarding zero waste, including a ban on issuing new landfill capacity permits for municipal and land…
A June 3 Baltimore Sun article reported that the Howard County Council has voted to suspend mulching and composting regulations on agriculturally preserved land that were adopted during the County's…
The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) recently awarded $1 Million in grants for three animal waste management technology projects in Howard, Frederick & Worcester counties. From MDA's press release, MDA…
Howard County's Pointers Run Elementary School became the first public school in the county to launch a food scrap collection program, which was inspired by letters from a 4th grade…
The Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS) is an organization that offers local governments the assistance and technical expertise of University of Maryland faculty and students to address local sustainability…
In anticipation of bottle deposit legislation being introduced again in the 2015 Session, a group of MACo and county representatives met with a group of bottle deposit advocates earlier this summer…
Baltimore, Carroll, Charles & Montgomery counties have been recognized by the National Association of Counties (NACo) for national achievement awards in various categories. Earlier this year, NACo accepted applications from…
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