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Where the organics recycling industry finds its bearings.

For 65 years, BioCycle has been the reference point for composting, anaerobic digestion, and circular infrastructure — covering the people, policy, and economics that shape the field.

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65.
years independent

The industry's reference voice since 1960.

Founded by Jerome Goldstein in 1960 as Compost Science, renamed BioCycle in 1981. Independently owned. Cited by federal and state agencies, industry associations, and the press worldwide. Now under the direction of Managing Director Paula Luu.

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This week from the industry

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Petco Park composting program
Operations · Composting · Food Waste

From Dugout to Compost Pile: Petco Park's Composting Playbook

How the Padres' stadium operations team built a zero-waste system that diverts thousands of tons of organics from landfill each season — and what other venues can learn from it.

June 2026 · By Paula Luu
AD & Biogas · Policy

Public-Private Partnerships Are Gaining Ground for Anaerobic Digestion Development
Food Waste · Operations

Transparency and Data Are the Missing Pieces in the Depackaging Debate
Markets · Business+Finance

Pittsburgh Invests in Yard Waste Infrastructure with $1.66M EPA Grant
Composting · Climate

Southeastern Connecticut Breaks Ground on Region's First Commercial Food Waste Composting Facility
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Research & Intelligence

National and state-level market research

Actionable intelligence on organics recycling infrastructure, policy, municipal programs, end markets, and economics — supporting investment theses, corporate strategy, and policy design.

Strategy & Advisory

Go-to-market and infrastructure strategy

Investor diligence, stakeholder alignment, and program design for composters, AD developers, municipalities, packaging brands, and capital allocators.

Reports & Authoritative Content

White papers, playbooks, and technical guidance

Communicate with credibility. Our writing supports investor diligence, stakeholder alignment, and market education for organisations defining the field.

Coverage

Across the field

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Composting
1,400+ articles

Operations, technology, contamination, end markets, and the policy environment shaping commercial and community composting.
Food Waste
900+ articles

Collection, depackaging, source separation, generator policy, and the infrastructure for diverting food from landfill.
AD & Biogas
600+ articles

Anaerobic digestion economics, biosolids co-digestion, biogas markets, and the public-private models building new capacity.
Markets
500+ articles

Compost end markets, finished product specifications, agricultural utilisation, and the economics of recycled organics.
Climate
400+ articles

Soil health, carbon sequestration, methane mitigation, and the climate case for organics recycling.
Policy
700+ articles

Federal funding, state diversion mandates, EPR for packaging, and the regulatory environment shaping infrastructure investment.
Editorial

The voices behind the reporting

Managing Director
Paula Luu

Leads BioCycle Media and BioCycle Consulting. Previously Senior Project Director at Closed Loop Partners' Center for the Circular Economy. UC Berkeley, Michigan Ross MBA.

Editorial Chairperson
Nora Goldstein

45+ years advancing the field through journalism, convening, and industry leadership. One of the most trusted voices in organics recycling.

Senior Editor
Craig Coker

Decades of operational experience in composting and organics processing. Brings technical depth to BioCycle's coverage of facility operations.

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