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 DECEMBER 1999 Vol. 40, No. 12 |
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| 26 | REDUCING BEYOND MSW WHAT’S GOING INTO THE LANDFILL? Dennis Siders Waste composition study of 16 landfills in Missouri finds that MSW is 60 percent of the flow, followed by C&D debris at 18 percent and industrial waste at 12 percent. Soil accounted for a big chunk of the remaining ten percent.. |
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| 28 | PROGRAM EFFICIENCY GOING BULK FOR YARD TRIMMINGS COLLECTION Michele Young San Jose, California achieves maximum volume, minimal contamination and high customer satisfaction through loose collection of residential yard trimmings. |
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| 31 | GROWING VOLUME, REDUCED COSTS TEN YEARS OF YARD TRIMMINGS DIVERSION IN VANCOUVER Paul Henderson British Columbia city continues to expand program that has led to residential collection, marketing 25,000 cubic meters of compost this year, and an extensive backyard composting initiative. |
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33 | GENERATORS AND USERS HOW WOODY RESIDUALS ARE RECYCLED IN THE UNITED STATES David B. McKeever More than 160 million tons of “waste wood” were generated last year. This report from the Forest Products Laboratory analyzes recovery data and methods for wood from the MSW stream, C&D debris, and primary timber processing mills. |
| 45 | MEETING CONSUMER DEMAND PRODUCERS EXPAND LINE OF MULCH PRODUCTS Jim Glenn From offering a wide array of colors to premium blends, wood processors find ways to build markets and satisfy end users. |
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48 | BIOCYCLE SURVEY NATIONAL BIOSOLIDS OVERVIEW Nora Goldstein and David Block More than half the states report that 50 percent or more of the biosolids generated are beneficially used, with 29 states noting that the practice is increasing. |
| 54 | BACK OF A NAPKIN DESIGN LOW-COST ROUTE TO BIOSOLIDS COMPOSTING Russ Mathers Operators of a small Maine wastewater treatment plant design an efficient system to manage 330 to 375 cubic yards of biosolids annually.. |
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| 56 | BAGS AND BULK COMMERCIAL BIOSOLIDS COMPOSTER FINDS MARKET NICHES Molly Farrell A Denver-based company successfully develops markets for 60,000 cubic yards/year of compost produced by two of its plants located in the rural Northwest. |
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58 | COMPOST OPERATORS TROUBLESHOOTING THE COMPOST PILE Bill Seekins This second installment continues our look at key factors to examine when problems arise in the composting process. |
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60 | COMPOST USERS CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARM RELIES ON COMPOST Jerome Goldstein High quality product replaces chemical inputs for Ohio family farm, while compost sales boost annual income by 25 percent. |
| 61 | COMPOST USE IN FIELD CROPS STUDIED BY OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY A total of $250,000 has been allocated for a five-year research and education program on organic agriculture, which includes use of compost in field crop trials. |
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| BIOCYCLE INTERNATIONAL | ||
| 62 | JAPAN SAPPORO SYMPOSIUM REVIEWS ORGANICS RECYCLING DEVELOPMENTS International meeting in Japan assembles researchers, project managers and equipment suppliers to promote “environmentally sound utilization of organic materials.” |
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| 66 | MEXICO BEYOND YARD TRIMMINGS COMPOSTING IN MEXICO CITY Christian Gonzalez del Carpio Facing landfill closures in the near future, municipal agencies look at ways to recover more organic feedstocks in the waste stream. |
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| 67 | GLOBAL ROUNDUP Japan, Italy, Indonesia |
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| 68 | ANAEROBIC TECHNOLOGY UPDATE DIGESTING ONE MILLION TONS OF ORGANIC RESIDUALS J. Mata-Alvarez, W. Verstraete, J. Van Lier, F. Pohland, A. Tilche, B. Ahring, D. Hawkes, F. Cecchi, R. Moletta and T. Noike Scientific committee organizers of international Anaerobic Digestion Symposium provide a worldwide overview in this position paper. |
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70 | FRANCE USING ON-SITE BIOLOGICAL METHODS TO CLEAN UP SOIL Andre Larane From attacking chlorinated compounds with fungi to removing hydrocarbons by soil washing, decontamination firms in France are seeking new solutions. |
| 72 | THE PHILIPPINES CREATING A MODEL TO RECYCLE SOLID WASTE Danilo G. Lapid, Christopher C. Ancheta and Theresa J. Villareal A simple composting project north of Metro Manila has become a model for handling urban organics. |
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| Each issue also features departments such as: BioCycle World, Reader's Q&A, Regional Roundup, Abstracts and Industry News. |