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 APRIL 2001 Vol. 42, No. 4 |
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28 | BACK TO THE LAND RECYCLED WATER SAVES CALIFORNIA FARMS Christy Porter Humpert After studies show no viable microorganisms in tertiary treated wastewater, growers in Salinas Valley now get two-thirds of their agricultural water needs from recycled sources. |
| 32 | DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND GOALS APPLYING TREATED WASTEWATER TO LAND Ronald W. Crites, Sherwood C. Reed and Robert K. Bastian Three leading experts explain system concepts and provide case studies showing improvements in three operational systems. |
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NATURAL SOLUTIONS FOR BIOSOLIDS AND WASTEWATER | |
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POTENTIAL FOR COMPOSTING TARGETING THE FOOD SERVICE SECTOR Carol W. Shanklin Waste characterization studies reveal that food service operations can divert 80 to 90 percent by volume of the residue generated, decreasing costs and increasing recovery rates. |
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NO MORE MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN! DIVERTING FOOD RESIDUALS FROM THE SEWER Nancy Strauss By composting food residuals and removing kitchen garbage disposals, Del Mar Fairgrounds project sewer rate savings of $450,000 over the next ten years. |
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SUCCESS IN PARADISE COMPOSTING AT A HAWAIIAN RESORT Katy Deshotels-Moore Lush landscape provides green clippings and woody materials for a composting program that yields significant savings in fertilizer, pesticide and water usage. |
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COMPOST OPERATORS CONTROLLING DUST AND BIOAEROSOLS AT A BIOSOLIDS COMPOSTING FACILITY Eliot Epstein, Nerissa Wu, Calvin Youngberg and Gerald Croteau Studies at enclosed Longmont, Colorado project evaluate exposure level of employees. Operational changes reduce dust, endotoxin and A. Fumigatus by 90 percent. |
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COMPOST USERS FULFILLING SPECIAL NEEDS OF NURSERIES Michelle Miller Dollar value of a nursery crop is much higher per acre than most agricultural crops, so composts have to meet more narrow parameters. |
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MULTIPLE MARKETS WOOD PROCESSOR PROFITS FROM DIVERSIFICATION Molly Farrell Texas firm serves a variety of municipal and private generators to create critical link for value-added products. |
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COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES EXPLORING THE ECONOMICS OF ON-FARM COMPOSTING Robert Rynk Case studies of four additional sites are presented in the second half of this BioCycle report exploring the economics of on-farm composting. With a total of seven analyzed, the economics generally appear to be favorable. Part II |
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COCOMPOSTING LESSONS ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY FOR EDMONTON FACILITY Dwayne Simmons Materials handling performance and feedstock volumes processed are evaluated during the first 365 days of operations. |
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VOLUME BOOSTERS CITY DISTRIBUTES CARTS TO COLLECT ORGANICS Cedar Rapids, Iowa provides containers to collect a wider range of food residuals and other compostables. |
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EUROPEAN FOCUS AN INTERNATIONAL LOOK AT COMPOST STANDARDS William F. Brinton Methods used for evaluating compost quality in Europe are summarized in a new report. Data includes heavy metal limits and percent of foreign matter particles allowed in compost. |
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JAPAN BARK COMPOSTING IN THE HIGH COUNTRY OF CENTRAL JAPAN Hidenori Hirota and Hidesato Sagawa Two companies in region develop profitable program to make compost for use in revegetating slopes through hydroseeding. |
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JAPAN ORGANIC RECYCLING SYSTEM FOR INDUSTRIAL RESIDUALS Arun Nairi Two pilot projects in the Miyazaki region use a fermentation tank to recycle fish refuse and food residuals into feed, inoculum and organic fertilizer. borderless campaign |
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BORDERLESS CAMPAIGN COUNTRIES CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL COMPOSTING AWARENESS WEEK Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States promote composting and compost utilization through promotional events and other initiatives. |
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COMMENTARY IS COMPOSTING GETTING A FAIR SHAKE IN EPA LANDFILL BIOREACTOR ANALYSES? Peter Anderson and Michael Alexander |
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BIOCYCLE’S 2001 DIRECTORY OF EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS A list of selected products and services for the composting and organics recycling industry. |
| Each issue also features departments such as: BioCycle World, Reader's Q&A, Regional Roundup, Abstracts and Industry News. |
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