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 JUNE 2000 Vol. 41, No. 6 |
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| 30 | INDUSTRY OVERVIEW RECYCLING CONTINUES ASCENT IN PALLET BUSINESS Dave Block The end of the throwaway pallet is near as pallet wood is used to remanufacture new ones, recycled into mulch, readied for home construction and other markets. |
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| 34 | PROFITABLE BY-PRODUCT GENERATING REVENUE FROM COMPOST FACILITY RUNOFF Chris Peot and Ollie McIntyre Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington produces compost tea by pasteurizing runoff, which saves money on disposal and creates a companion product for its bulk compost. |
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37 | RECYCLING AT SPECIAL EVENTS WHERE CROWDS GATHER, RECYCLABLES ARE SURE TO FOLLOW Kelly Lease Recovery methods can be selected to suit the needs of festivals, ball games and all kinds of events that generate many tons of food and material discards. |
| 43 | DEGREES OF SEPARATION TESTING OPTIONS FOR COMMERCIAL FOOD RESIDUALS DIVERSION David Krueger San Jose funds demonstration projects to test collection and composting methods, and the quality of the finished product. |
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| 50 | MOVING TOWARD ZERO WASTE CATALOG COMPANY TACKLES TEXTILE RECYCLING Sonya Newenhouse Lands’ End, Inc., a catalog clothing company, expects textile recycling will push it past the 88 percent landfill diversion mark. |
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52 | FITTING INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD OPERATING BY PROGRESSIVE ODOR MANAGEMENT PLAN Jeff Gage A composting facility in Washington State has an odor management plan — with four levels of response and remediation — built into its operating permit. |
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56 | COMPOST OPERATORS HOW TO SUCCEED IN BAGGING WHILE REALLY TRYING Composters looking to enter the bagging arena need to consider market potential, whether to buy a bagging system or contract out, equipment choices and distribution strategy. |
| 62 | COMPOST USERS CERTIFYING COMPOST TO INCREASE MARKETS John Foseid Regional program in Portland, Oregon tests composts and gives Earth-Wise seal to quality end products that meet standards. |
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64 | COMPOSTING DEVELOPMENTS IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND Edmund Horan, Ralf Hartmann, Chris Rochfort, Mark Jackson, Sarah Minchinton, Garry Kimble, Kim Reed An overview of progress in organics recycling is provided in this series of reports from public officials, university researchers, project developers and regional group managers. |
| 67 | GLOBAL ROUNDUP | |
| 72 | AUSTRALIA OLYMPIAN EFFORT TO USE RECYCLED ORGANICS Chris Rochfort Compost and mulch help clean up the locale of the Summer 2000 Olympics — setting the right approach to the “Green Games.” |
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| 74 | WESTERN AUSTRALIA USING COMPOST TO BOOST YIELDS IN PERTH REGION Bob Paulin For the first time in history, a large urban area will feel the impacts of an Endangered Statewide program seeks to improve competitiveness of crop production in Western Australia by using composted organic residuals. |
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| 76 | WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND IN-VESSEL SYSTEM USED AT BIOSOLIDS COCOMPOSTING SITE Lewis M. Naylor, Roger Wark, Nick Allen and David Perkins Joint venture between composter and waste management firm provides far better solution for wastewater residues than discharge into Cook Strait. |
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| 78 | ROTORUA, NEW ZEALAND BIOSOLIDS COMPOSTING WORKS WELL FOR DISTRICT COUNCIL Debra Olsen Since 1993, an aerated static pile facility next to the wastewater treatment plant has been producing 10,000 cubic meters of compost annually. |
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| 80 | MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA IN-VESSEL UNIT WILL COMPOST FOOD RESIDUALS Craig Hudson Now under construction, the new facility will have a start-up capacity of 17,000 tons per year — starting with deliveries from one of Australia’s largest supermarket chains. |
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| 82 | MANDURAH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA A MODEL FOR ON-FARM RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING Andrew Gulliver Arrangement between hog farm and composter leads to mutual advantages in waste reduction and resource creation as well as community benefits. |
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| 85 | VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA FROM “SHRED ‘N SPREAD” TO COMPOSTING Kevin Wilkinson Recognizing the need to kill weed seeds in yard trimmings, researchers show value of short-term windrow composting. |
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| Each issue also features departments such as: BioCycle World, Reader's Q&A, Regional Roundup, Abstracts and Industry News. |