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UTILIZATION SUCCESS
COMPOST PLAYS ROLE IN RIVERFRONT RESTORATION
Dave Block
Pittsburgh project uses biosolids compost to build soil capable of withstanding flooding and providing nutrients for plant growth. Results have been highly favorable. “The soil has allowed park plants to thrive and give the park an inviting appearance,” sums up the landscape architect. |
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PROCESSING SOIL AND BARK MULCH
A ten-year-old company uses its expertise in size reduction, materials handling and blending to supply the right mix to customers. |
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BIOCYCLE SURVEY
FOOD RESIDUALS COMPOSTING IN THE U.S.
Jim Glenn and Nora Goldstein
A national survey of public and private sector composting projects taking feedstocks from industrial, commercial and institutional generators yields a total of 118 projects. |
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BIOBASED TECHNOLOGY
MSW AND BIOSOLIDS BECOME FEEDSTOCKS FOR ETHANOL
Kevin Gray
Planned facility in Middletown, New York pioneers use of municipal waste streams to make clean burning fuel. |
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FLOOD PROTECTION
TIRE CHIPS BOLSTER CANAL LEVEE
Over 46,000 scrap tires are part of the solution to holding back the waters of the Feather River in California. |
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DUAL APPROACH
AN AMAZING 93 PERCENT REUSE FOR BIOSOLIDS
Mark A. King
Profiles of three of Maine’s 15 biosolids composting facilities explain reasons for success of utilization practices. |
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SHELLFISH FEEDSTOCK
LEARNING THE COMPOST BUSINESS ... IN PRISON
Gerry Stanton and Mark A. King
Working with a Portland seafood processor, Maine Correctional Center launches a “new” enterprise. |
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NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
REGULATING HOW MANURE IS MANAGED AND USED
Bill Seekins
New law is leading more Maine farmers to use composting as a profitable way to manage manure. |
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LAB TO FIELD
DIARY OF A COMPOST TOURIST
Richard Verville
Maine Compost Team member brings back applied knowledge of disease suppression research from his European travels. |
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RECYCLING ANALYSIS
MOVING TOWARD 50 PERCENT DIVERSION
George MacDonald
With no substantial funds to start new programs, Maine communities find other ways to increase diversion — including Pay As You Throw and expanded composting. |
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GETTING THE BASICS
LEARNING THE COMPOSTING ROPES
Nora Goldstein
The Maine Compost School combines classroom teaching with hands-on training and facility tours, plus an optional test to receive a “Certificate of Technical Ability.” |
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FORUMS |
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COMPOST OPERATORS
POULTRY FARM PIONEERS LOW-RATE COMPOSTING
Frederick C. Miller
A large Ohio poultry farm, with close to two million chickens at any one time, uses an innovative composting process to manage litter, help keep birds healthy and lower production costs. |
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DISEASE AND PATHOGEN CONTROL
On-farm results show that compost and compost extracts can control diseases in animals as well as crops by inducing resistance. |
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COMPOST USERS
DAMPING OFF AND ROOT ROT
George W. Dickerson
Research at New Mexico State University shows effects of different application rates to protect crops in greenhouse and field trials. |
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CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES
LATEST PROGRESS IN ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
William J. Jewell
International symposium in Spain provides a forum to discuss research projects and review operations of 50 full-scale anaerobic digestion facilities in Europe that process MSW. Part II |
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BIOCYCLE INTERNATIONAL |
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INDIA
SOURCE SEPARATION OF ORGANICS IN DELHI
Hanns-André Pitot
Pilot project was implemented to stop dumping in nearby woodlands and turn residuals into marketable compost. |
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GRAFENSTEIN, AUSTRIA
USING WINDROW TECHNOLOGY TO COMPOST BIOSOLIDS
New project follows ban on landfilling untreated sludge and mandate to recycle green waste. |
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KOREA
PROCESSING FOOD RESIDUALS AND SAWDUST IN TAEJEON
Yoon-seok Kim, Jong-bu Park, Sung-su Choi and Seung-ho Han
Composting operation reflects the growing vitality of organics recycling in Korea. |
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