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| 24 | SUSTAINABLE GROWTH SOLID WASTE AGENCY CONQUERS A VOLUME CHALLENGE Dave Block Composting program in Cedar Rapids, Iowa adjusts to an increase in feedstock by changing its processing equipment, pile dimensions and bagging system. |
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| 27 | LESSONS FOR FLOYD PROCESSING AND RECYCLING STORM DEBRIS Molly Farrell Whether tornadoes, ice storms or hurricanes cause the damage, public private partnerships can provide the collection, transport and reduction equipment needed to recover wood in an emergency. |
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| 30 | MOBILE SERVICES WOOD GRINDER FINDS NICHE IN CONTRACT WORK Rod Tyler A construction firm and land clearing company create a new business to process woody materials and “educate the market.” |
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34 | VERMICOMPOSTING PROJECTS WORMING THE WAY TO FINISHED COMPOST California firm grinds yard trimmings into “worm food” at a vermicomposting operation that processes up to 150 tons/day. |
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36 | LESS LIQUID, MORE OPTIONS THE HIGH ROUTE TO MANAGING HOG MANURE David Elwell, Harold Keener and Richard Stowell System developed in Ohio is able to convert high moisture material into dry product suitable for handling with conventional equipment, and either composting or directly land applying. |
| 39 | THE RIGHT RECIPES TESTING CARBON SOURCES FOR MANURE COMPOSTING Researchers test various combinations of organics to show New Mexico dairy farmers the benefits of composting manure with amendments. |
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41 | LAGOON-BASED SYSTEMS ANAEROBIC DIGESTION AT DAIRY FARMS California projects recover methane and capture odors by using innovative systems. |
| 43 | IS IT COMPOST YET? TAKING ANOTHER LOOK AT LOW-RATE COMPOSTING ON POULTRY FARM A BioCycle article stimulates discussion on whether litter, put through numerous cycles in a chicken house, is actually compost. |
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| 45 | TURNING THE MARKET AROUND USING TIRE CHIPS TO CONTROL LANDFILL LEACHATE Iowa’s Waste Tire Management Fund provides incentives to eliminate stockpiles, as landfill owners try chips instead of sand or gravel as filtration medium. |
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47 | BIG APPLE BINS BACKYARD COMPOSTING EVALUATED IN NEW YORK CITY Diversion data following distribution of bins indicate that home composting probably won’t make a significant dent in New York City’s waste stream, but can more than pay its way and boost recycling awareness. |
| 50 | ORGANICS REDUCTION BACKYARD BINS GENERATE ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE Linda Leighton Raleigh, North Carolina finds that compost bin sales “increase residents’ overall interest in recycling and dedication to it.” |
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| 53 | COMPOST OPERATORS SATELLITE SITES PAY OFF FOR YARD TRIMMINGS COMPOSTERS Jim Glenn Cities and companies find it profitable to add locations to receive, process and ship material, as well as selling finished product. |
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56 | COMPOST USERS BUILDING A SAFE PESTICIDES INDUSTRY WITH BIOPRODUCTS AND BIOMETHODS Jerome Goldstein As more environmentally dangerous pesticides are banned, integrated pest management methods — which include applying compost — will be widely implemented. |
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| 59 | CLEANUP STRATEGY RECLAIMING ACID MINE SOIL WITH DRYWALL AND MANURE David Munn and Frank Murray Ohio researchers show how effects of eroded sediments and acid drainage from strip mining for coal can be overcome by applying by-products of construction and agriculture. |
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| BIOCYCLE INTERNATIONAL | ||
| 62 | FRANCE PROCESSING MSW VIA COMPOSTING AND FERMENTATION TECHNIQUES Companies in France respond to the challenge of creating materials for industrial and agricultural applications from the municipal waste stream. |
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| 64 | EUROPE MORE COUNTRIES TARGET C&D DEBRIS Opportunities for reusing and recycling construction materials are reported in the Warmer Bulletin. |
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| 66 | AUSTRALIA INNOVATIVE IN-VESSEL COMPOSTING SYSTEM Martin Line Tasmanian farmer converts concrete mixer into composter to process chicken mortalities at low cost. Method provides advantages for small scale poultry farmers. |
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| Each issue also features departments such as: BioCycle World, Reader's Q&A, Regional Roundup, Abstracts and Industry News. |
