CMA News & Blog
Why CMA is Seen as a Disruptor
Janet L. Thoman, Compliance Director USCC’s Compost 2023 was full of excellent information, innovation, old friends and new. But my favorite moment, by far, was A1 Organics’ Bob Yost, upon...
Washington Legislative Update
Washington’s 2023 Legislative session is racing to the finish line. With less than 6 weeks until the end of the session, many compost and recycling focused bills have faltered, but...
Food Waste + Compostables
There’s nothing more comforting than the smell of a 3-hour roast warming first the house as it cooks, then the family table, and then your belly. Food holds one of...
PFAS: The Importance of Testing Methods
Kelvin Okamoto, Ph.D. Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is a broad class of chemicals of which many have been found to have adverse human health effects and/or to be environmentally persistent. Common...
The Upstream Challenge to Make Compostables Work at Public Events
By Susan Thoman Certified compostable product options can significantly drive increases in food waste diversion within large venues and events when employed properly and within a well- developed system of...
Prerequisites for CMA Certification
By Kari Rolnick CMA strives to be the highest standard in compostable product testing in North America. When a product attains CMA certification, it has been evaluated from multiple perspectives:...
Paper Straw Policy Changes
CMA is committed to finding solutions to contamination in composting through real-world testing and strategies. As part of that strategy, CMA accepts (but does not certify) certain products that may...
HB1799
On March 25, 2022, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law HB 17991, a comprehensive organics management bill to reduce methane emissions by supporting programs to divert organic materials from...
ASTM D34 Sub-Committee Needs Composting, Municipal and Hauling Expertise!
CMA and its network facilities have led the movement to create compostable product field disintegration testing standards since 2017. The genesis of this work was inspired by the leadership of...
A Compost Manufacturer\’s Compostable Products Wish List
By Susan Thoman CMA has been working with supply chain leaders and North America’s top compost manufacturers to engage in a collaborative and streamlined system of continuous systems improvement in...
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