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 AUGUST 2000 Vol. 41, No. 8 |
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| 30 | GROWING INTO COMPOSTING VARIED ORGANIC FEEDSTOCKS SPELL OPPORTUNITY IN IOWA Shelene Codner A manure handling and industrial biosolids management company expanded its organics recycling horizons, opening up a composting facility designed to process 100,000 tons/year. |
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33 | INNOVATIONS UPDATE THE SEARCH FOR BETTER BUGS AND BETTER MOUSETRAPS Robert Rynk Approaches to composting and other organics recycling technologies that employ innovative vessels, procedures, equipment and microorganisms. |
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EARTH RECLAMATION ACETONE HELPS MICROBES REMEDIATE TNT-CONTAMINATED SOIL Microbiologists at Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory find that adding acetone to TNT-contaminated soil facilitates bioremediation through composting. |
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40 | OPERATOR STRATEGIES SORTING OUT THE PLASTIC Nora Goldstein and Dave Block Experience is showing that with aggressive upfront sorting and optimizing the screening process, film plastic can be sorted successfully at composting sites. |
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PLASTIC LUMBER MARKET Manufacturer of composite lumber combines recycled wood fibers with reclaimed polyethylene to create residential and commercial decking. |
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LOGO DESIGNATES COMPOSTABLE PRODUCTS New certification program sets procedures for identifying and promoting use of biodegradable polymeric materials. |
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| 48 | NATIONWIDE BIOCYCLE SURVEY FOOD RESIDUALS COMPOSTING Nora Goldstein, Dave Block and Cary Oshins Projects taking institutional, commercial and industrial feedstocks at centralized and farm based sites are on the rise as generators, haulers and processors work out the logistics. |
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| 55 | PILOT PROGRAM SENDING FEEDSTOCKS FROM SUPERMARKET TO FARMS Cary Oshins Residuals from a large regional food store are being composted at two farms to evaluate economics, regulations, materials handling techniques and end product value to crops. |
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| 57 | DIVERSION EDUCATION SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPPLIES ORGANICS TO COMMERCIAL COMPOSTER Dave Block Students at 15 schools in the Wichita, Kansas area help separate food residuals for collection and composting. |
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GROWING WITH THE FLOW FLEXIBLE PROCESSOR SIMPLIFIES COMMERCIAL ORGANICS DIVERSION Like any composter, B&J prefers receiving a clean separated stream. But its operators also know that having the capability to handle contamination is of great value to the collection programs it serves. |
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| 62 | COMPOST OPERATORS SURVIVAL AND SUCCESS STRATEGIES AT IN-VESSEL FACILITIES Lewis M. Naylor What are the factors that build long-life into in-vessel composting facilities? A survey of biosolids composting operations provides some useful insights. |
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COMPOST USERS FINDING AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE METHYL BROMIDE SYSTEM Gladis Zinati Florida researchers use composts and cover crops for commercial vegetable and flower plantings to replace the chemical fumigant which will be phased out by 2005. |
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PROFITS FROM DIVERSION BUSINESS TAKES RECYCLING TO THE LIMIT Entrepreneur flourishes by recycling as many materials as possible for customers and turning many recyclables into products. |
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CHELSEA CENTER FOR RECYCLING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | |
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FUEL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ETHANOL PRODUCTION PLANS GAIN POWER IN NORTH CAROLINA Three facilities are on the drawing board in the eastern part of the state, creating a potential cash crop alternative for tobacco farmers and cleaner fuel to help meet air pollution standards. |
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UNITED KINGDOM COMPOSTING FOOD RESIDUALS ON A BRITISH FARM Stephen Wise Diversified company windrows 25,000 tons a year of vegetable and fruit feedstocks with municipal yard trimmings to generate product for agricultural markets. |
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AUSTRALIA MAXIMIZING COMPOSTABLES AT THE OLYMPICS Sonya Williams To improve recovery of residuals from 13 million meals to be served during the Summer Games in Sydney, compostable utensils, packaging products, bags and liners will be used. |
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GERMANY COMPOSTING FOLLOWS DIGESTION OF BIOWASTE Facilities use cofermentation technologies that generate both biogas and a marketable compost. |
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KOREA BIOGASIFICATION OF FOOD RESIDUALS Hang-Sik Shin, Sun-Kee Han, Yourng-Chae Song and Eung-Ju Hwan With landfilling of food residuals prohibited in 2005, innovative recycling technologies are emerging. |
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| Each issue also features departments such as: BioCycle World, Reader's Q&A, Regional Roundup, Abstracts and Industry News. |