Elizabeth Balkan

Monitoring environmental issues in NYC and beyond, with a particular focus on solid waste. The opinions expressed here are entirely my own. RT ≠ endorsement.

[Elizabeth Balkan @needigest]

To all my friends and colleagues here in the Twittersphere, you can now check out my new professional account @EBalkan_Reloop! Lots happening right now in the circular economy world! 👇

[Elizabeth Balkan @EBalkan_Reloop]

The newest @Reloop_Platform report is out!

Reimagining the Bottle Bill outlines how we can fundamentally change recycling for the better in the Northeast.

It all comes down to a #ModernizedDRS, or Deposit Return System.

#BottleBillReimagined

https://t.co/tRBFPYtafu

[Elizabeth Balkan @needigest]

Not a single paper printout at the #WCEF2017 #zerowaste

[Elizabeth Balkan @needigest]

Future is made today. In #circulareconomy, everybody wins. #WCEF2017 #WithNature on #WorldWEnvironmentDay

[Elizabeth Balkan @needigest]

Great day sorting #waste for the mayor's #FoodWasteChallenge on Saturday. Special thanks to @actioncarting, @GreatForestInc & @globalgreen.

[NYClimate @NYClimate]

Great coverage of Food Waste Challenge participant Chipotle's @ChipotleTweets sustainable efforts http://t.co/CuNfodsfbW! #FWC

[Adam Freed @AdamMFreed]

Very excited to be able to #recycle all rigid plastics for the 1st time in #NYC! @planyc @NYCSanitation

[Elizabeth Balkan @needigest]

@ManuelasWeb @MireyaNYT hi! yes, the magic of seeing my (and others') work take shape is pretty amazing. Thx for tweeting!

[NYT Metro @NYTMetro]

100 Restaurants Pledge to Halve Food Waste Sent to Landfills http://t.co/WdPaSFYImG

[Inhabitat @inhabitat]

100+ NYC Restaurants Including Momofuku and Le Bernardin to Participate in First Ever Food Waste Challenge http://t.co/WhrVspPis1

[Elizabeth Balkan @needigest]

@PlaNYC thx for the tweet!

[Snap Hot Dogs @SnapTruck]

100 Restaurants to Participate in “Food Waste Challenge” to divert 75% of solid waste from landfills by 2030! http://t.co/G6oxyPIiok @NYCgov

[Kate Taylor @katetaylornyt]

Restaurants in @MikeBloomberg food waste challenge: @momofuku, @LeBernardinNY, @Mariobatali group, @UnionSquareCafe, @ChipotleTweets, @Pret

[Mary Ann Giordano @magiorNY]

NYC restaurants agree to participate in NYC challenge to recycle food waste, @MikeBloomberg says @NYTenergy

[Elizabeth Balkan @needigest]

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Thanks to @ecoangelhsu for the shout out and for all your important work to make china more environmentally friendly!

[Elizabeth Balkan @needigest]

Thanks @GreenerChina for the plug! #china

[Elizabeth Balkan @needigest]

Learn "The Dirty Truth about China's Incinerators" at China Dialogue #china #waste #energy http://t.co/Ne6BOiaY

[Elizabeth Balkan @needigest]

#Forbes @DavidFerris Talks Trash in "China's 'Waste-to-Power' Plants Burn More Coal than Trash" #China #MSW http://t.co/84X3sv2z #

[Elizabeth Balkan @needigest]

Join me & Green Beagle's Chen Liwen tomorrow @: Energizing China's Waste, Woodrow Wilson Center's China Environment Forum

[Elizabeth Balkan @needigest]

News Roundup from the Wide World of #Waste: 3-16 May #china #MSW http://t.co/KlwNinPi