Department of Agriculture is investing more than $7.5 million in 26 cooperative agreements that support innovative, scalable waste management plans.
The Composting and Food Waste Reduction cooperative agreements are part of USDA's broad support for urban agriculture.
The Kane County project will begin separation of inedible food scrap at four large local food waste producing institutions and preventing 1,060,000 lbs.
of waste.
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Employers For Childcare Charitable Group (EFCG), a Lisburn-based charity, has been crowned top Social Enterprise at the Ulster Final of 2014’s Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards. EFCG seeks to “make it easier for parents with dependent children to get into work and to stay in work.”