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Newsworthy

Most Recent

• BioCycle - How Modesto Is Expanding Its Organics Program to Include Certified Compostable Packaging (April 6, 2026)
• Waste360 - What the Feds Say About Biobased Plastics and Industry's Thoughts (March 5, 2026)

Composting Infrastructure Growth

• BioCycle, Paula Luu - Concrete Gains: Low-Cost Upgrades Unlock Massive Composting Capacity  (Feb. 24, 2026)

Policy

• Waste Dive, Maria Rachal - Producers, composters renew push for federal rulemaking on compost  (Feb. 23, 2026)
• Capitol Weekly, Rhodes Yepsen - CA's environmental leadership in jeopardy  (Feb. 18, 2026)
• Waste Dive, Jacob Wallace - Washington weighs contamination limits in organics law update (Feb. 11, 2026)
• Packaging Dive, Maria Rachal - EPR retains packaging policy spotlight in 2026  (Jan. 30, 2026)
• Packaging Dive, Maria Rachal - BPI still seeking compost rulemaking at USDA  (Jan. 20, 2026)
• Spectrum News 1, Sarah Pillah - A federal rule could block compostable packaging from California's system  (Jan. 15, 2026) 

Organic Media

• Emagazine.com - Biodegradable Packaging: Why It Matters and How to Choose It (March 26)
• The Sun Times News - County Tests Food Scrap Drop-Off Pilot in Dexter (March 26)
• Food Packaging Forum - Synthetic polymers banned from compost by USDA (March 19)
• Greener Ideal - Best Eco-Friendly Custom Packaging Companies: Which Certifications Actually Prove It? (Feb. 26, 2026)

Events

Recent Events (did you see us?)

• February 2: BPI Sacramento Legislative Day (host)
• February 3-5: COMPOST2026 (attendees)
• February 9-10: NY Fly-in Legislative Day (host)
• March 10-12: Sustainability in Packaging, US (speaker)
• March 23 – 25: ASTM Spring Committee Week (attending)
• April 13-14: 2026 NYS Organics Summit (sponsoring)

Upcoming Events (say hello!)

• April 18: City of Modesto Earth Day Event (attending)
• April 21-23: SPC Impact (speaking)
• April 26-29: Advanced Coating Symposium 2026 (speaking)
• April 28-30: WWF Plastics Summit 2026 (speaking)
• May 5: WSRA & WORC 2026 Join Annual Conference (attending)
• May 5-7: Green Sports Alliance Summit (attending)
• May 11-13: PBPC Member Meeting (attending)

Learn More

International Composting Awareness Week (ICAW) is happening May 3-9

• This year's theme: “Compost! Feed the Soil that Feeds Us”
  • Based on UN Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on Land, which recognizes that healthy land ecosystems are essential to life on Earth.

Earth Week is happening April 18-24 (Earth Day on April 22nd)

• "Our Power, Our Planet"
• Fact sheets available, including this plastics pollution one
• BPI will be posting related content, but make sure to tag us and include us on your socials, too!

The Composter Podcast: Ryan Green from Happy Trash Can on Public Private Partnerships