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FACILITY UPDATE
DISPOSAL COMPANY EXPANDS COMPOSTING OPERATIONS
Jim Doersam and Bob Gregory
At a time when many of its counterparts in the solid waste industry are backing away, Texas Disposal Systems is proving that a composting program can profitably coexist with landfilling and collection operations. |
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FOOD RESIDUALS COMPOSTING |
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MORE PROJECTS, MORE DIVERSION
FOOD RESIDUALS RECOVERY IN CALIFORNIA
Steven Sherman and Leana Schelvan
A review of operational, pilot and planned municipal projects show that there’s no single recipe for success. Main ingredients are starting small, partnering, educating and providing incentives. |
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COMMERCIAL ORGANICS RECYCLING: THE GENERATORS’ VIEW |
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SIMPLE AND EFFICIENT
COMPOSTING FOOD RESIDUALS ON THE FARM
Molly Farrell
Farmer composts organics collected by a Vermont county waste reduction coordinator from restaurants, grocery stores and a produce wholesaler. |
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PRODUCE PROCESSING
NURSERY SHIFTS FROM GROWING PLANTS TO COMPOSTING
New York State firm uses increasing amount of its acreage to divert “great material” from landfills. |
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IS INSTITUTIONALIZATION GOOD ENOUGH?
CLIMBING THE WALL TO BOOST RECYCLING RATES
David Biddle
As waste diversion methods become an integral part of public policy, the challenge is to keep innovating and expanding municipal recycling programs. |
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REACHING 75 PERCENT IN IOWA |
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LANDFILL INITIATIVE
COMPOSTING FOR EROSION CONTROL IN TEXAS
Municipal composting operation in arid climate does the job against runoff while requiring minimal labor for processing. |
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ON-SITE SUCCESS
PROCESSING BIOSOLIDS IN A DESERT ENVIRONMENT
John Waters
Small city generates popular product by cocomposting biosolids and yard trimmings. |
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SPECIAL EVENT RECYCLING |
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ZERO WASTE GOAL
MINIMIZING FESTIVAL TRASH
Harold Leverentz and Mark Van Horn
Weekend gathering in California adds to its celebration of sustainability by recovering 81 percent of the discards. |
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GARBAGE FREE STRATEGY
FESTIVAL SEEKS INDEPENDENCE FROM THE LANDFILL
Cindy Salter
Environmentally oriented event in North Carolina recycles and composts its way to an 88 percent diversion rate. |
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DIVERSION DEMONSTRATION
RECYCLING PAYS OFF AT CONSTRUCTION SITE
Pilot project in Maui shows that source separation of leftover materials during residential construction actually saves money. |
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DRYWALL IMPROVES THE COMPOST MIX |
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INVESTMENT FUND
VENTURE CAPITAL FINANCING FOR SUSTAINABLE COMPANIES
Anne Claire Broughton
The Sustainable Jobs Fund invests “patient capital” in composting, recycling and other environmental businesses that create quality entry-level jobs. |
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FORUMS |
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COMPOST OPERATORS
SETTING UP A COMPOSTING TRIAL
Marjorie Hundhammer
Have a residual that you’d like to compost? A brewery in Maine provides an example of the steps needed to test the waters. |
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COMPOST USERS
TRACKING MARKETS
Seven years of data from members of Quebec composting association yield valuable information. |
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GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
EXECUTIVE ORDER AND BILL WILL BOOST BIOBASED PRODUCTS AND BIOENERGY
Dave Block
Initiatives from the federal and legislative branches aim to bring technologies utilizing agricultural and plant-based materials out of the laboratory and into the marketplace. |
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COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS
MANURE MANAGEMENT CENTER
Mary Wicks and Fred Michel
Interdisciplinary team at Ohio State University seeks to build a common focus on critical issues and system technologies — with an emphasis on composting. |
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YARD TRIMMINGS MANAGEMENT |
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WHAT’S IN, WHAT’S OUT
COLLECTING, PROCESSING AND FINANCING YARD TRIMMINGS PROGRAMS
Karen Scoulding and Richard Revel
Survey of 124 Canadian and U.S. communities provides data on bans, collection, markets and operations. |
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
YARD TRIMMINGS COMPOSTING TRENDS
Nora Goldstein and Jim Glenn
A BioCycle “mini survey” finds that many operations are multifaceted, offering wood chipping and mulching services. |
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