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28 | REGIONAL REPORT COMPOSTING ADVANCES IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON Dave Block New policies, government outreach, receptive markets and greater awareness of the importance of soil health are among the reasons composting is growing in Washington and Oregon. |
| 37 | COLLECTION AND PROCESSING PORTLAND TESTS STRATEGIES TO DIVERT COMMERCIAL ORGANICS Judy Crockett City sets up pilots to identify food residuals generators, most efficient ways to work with haulers, and cost data for designing mandated organics recycling program. |
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SIDE BUSINESS THAT GROWS TO MARKET, TO MARKET ... TO SELL CERTIFIED COMPOST Molly Farrell Northwest Environmental and Recycling grew out of a land clearing company and now produces quality compost from woody feedstocks. |
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MOVING A “MOUNTAIN OF WASTE” FROM THE OREGON ZOO With no room to manage the material on site, the Oregon Zoo in Portland sends manure from its herbivores to area composter. |
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FULL-SCALE UTILIZATION FOOD BANK FULFILLS MISSION WITH COMMUNITY FARMS AND COMPOST Through its annual distribution of four million pounds of food and urban gardening/composting programs, FOOD for Lane County has become a nationwide model for excellence. |
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THE ANSWER WAS “NO!” REJECTED PERMIT LEADS TO COMPOSTING SITE ACQUISITIONS When traffic objections arose, S&H Logging stayed in the business by purchasing two composting firms. |
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REACHING NURSERIES AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS TARGETING COMPOSTED MANURE FOR NURSERY MIXES Laura Swanson and Will Charlton Major supplier of soil blends for growing plant materials in the Portland region starts up a composting facility to assure consistent quality. |
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COMPOST OPERATORS IT’S IN THE BUCKET Jan Allen and Dean Bose Looking in-depth at wheel loader attachments may be the key to improving the performance of composting and wood recycling facilities. |
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COMPOST USERS THE APPLIED THOUGHTS OF A COMPOST THEORIST Ralph W. Jurgens Years of making and applying compost provide many lessons on the role of compost in an integrated biological farming system. |
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COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES EXPLORING THE ECONOMICS OF ON-FARM COMPOSTING Robert Rynk Interviews with farm composters in the Pacific Northwest put some numbers around one of the fastest growing sectors of the organics recycling industry, providing valuable insights into what is needed to start and manage a viable composting business. Part I |
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MOTIVATED BY MANURE TEXAS MAKES INROADS WITH HIGHWAY USE OF COMPOST Scott McCoy and Barrie Cogburn Success vegetating a slope that hadn’t seen green since the highway was built in 1968 has led to broader use of compost by TxDOT — and a potential solution to how to handle the millions of tons of manure generated annually in the state. |
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JAPAN SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF COMPOSTED MANURE IN JAPANESE NURSERY PRODUCTION Kunio Taki Survey provides a wealth of data on handling practices, marketing, prices and customer perceptions. |
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GLOBAL OVERVIEW BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS AND ORGANICS RECYCLING Dennis Kitch An international perspective provides some insights into markets, policies, opportunities, constraints and trends that impact use of bioplastics. |
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EUROPE DESIGNING COMPOSTING PLANTS WITH TEAMWORK Marco de Bertoldi, Ulrike Schnappinger and Evagelos Kapetanios A well-planned composting facility is the result of interdisciplinary teamwork — between several sciences, industrial microbiologists, civil engineers, process managers and architects. Part II |
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| 82 | BELGIUM ODOR EMISSIONS CONTROL IN YARD TRIMMINGS COMPOSTING N. Defoer and H. Van Langenhove University of Gent researchers evaluate effects of turning frequency, shredding and screening at three facilities. |
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BRAZIL CONTROLLED COMPOSTING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES João Tinôco Pereira-Neto A University of Vicosa team helps to set up low cost projects in small Brazilian communities which lead to major benefits in public health and environmental quality. |
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EDITORIAL BIG "WOW" WHEN PIECES COME TOGETHER |
| Each issue also features departments such as: BioCycle World, Reader's Q&A, Regional Roundup, Abstracts and Industry News. |
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