Waste Dive: How ESG considerations are influencing strategy in the waste industry
David Darr, Chief Sustainability Officer at Vanguard Renewables, recently took part in a virtual conversation with Waste Dive
Reduce, Reuse, Upcycle: Cookies at Fancypants Baking Co.
The Upcycled Food Association defines an upcycled product as “foods that are made with ingredients that would otherwise have ended up in a food waste destination such as a landfill or incinerator.” These upcycled foods are good for people and the planet because they create a more sustainable and resilient food system.
Massachusetts companies are turning to ‘anaerobic digesters’ to dispose of food waste
Massachusetts companies that generate more than half a ton of food waste a week can no longer send it to landfills or incinerators. This has created a demand for "anaerobic digesters.
Mass. has too much food waste. Increasingly, it’s being used to make electricity
Massachusetts throws away almost one million tons of food waste every year. To help decrease this, the state has tightened its food waste ban; as of November, 2022, any business that generates more than a half a ton of food waste per week cannot send it to landfills or incinerators.
CBS News Boston: Eye on Earth – Massachusetts farm turning poop into power
At Jordan Dairy Farm in Rutland, the cows are doing two things – producing milk and poop, lots of poop. Cow manure to be specific. That may seem like a stinky problem. But it's how the farm is being powered.
Nothing Wasted, Episode 165: Climate Change Warriors Unite at Vanguard Renewables
Meet Neil Smith, CEO of Vanguard Renewables, a leading company in the development of organics-to-renewable energy projects. In this NothingWasted! episode, we spoke with Smith about renewable agriculture, the power of partnerships, Vanguard’s expansion plans, and more.
Vermont Creamery: Turning Food Scraps Into Energy
Vanguard Renewables Announces partnership with Vermont Creamery to turn food wasted into renewable natural gas.
Sarah Jordan, Farmy Girl
At a young age it was cool to be the farm girl, everyone wanted to be friends with me and I was soon known throughout second grade as the farm girl. However, my classmates had no idea what it meant to live on a farm. They loved the animals, but they had no idea the amount of work it takes to run a successful farm.
Foodtank: Our Healing Begins in the Soil
Our food and agriculture systems are fundamentally broken. It’s no exaggeration to say that the warming planet, social inequities, and health epidemics bear this out. However, there’s real hope. We can heal ourselves, our communities, and our planet when we begin to participate once again in the creation of healthier food systems.
Anaerobic Digestion 101: How Vanguard Renewables takes Organic Waste and Makes Renewable Natural Gas
Vanguard Renewables’ Farm Powered process includes engineers, scientists, and a team of logistics experts to get inedible food and beverage waste to our recycling facilities or to our digesters. Not to mention our farm partners whose dairy cows are producing the manure that gets mixed with inedible food and beverage waste to make the magic happen.