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| CONTROLLING EROSION | ||
| 26 | REPLACING CONVENTIONAL METHODS COMPOST FILTER BERMS AND BLANKETS TAKE ON THE SILT FENCE Rod Tyler The success of compost and composted mulch in erosion control projects is creating a groundswell of excitement among state and local departments of transportation, construction companies, landfill managers and contractors. |
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32 | ORGANICS IN ACTION COMPOSTED WOODY MATERIALS BECOME EROSION CONTROL PRODUCT Oregon site has a yard trimmings composting system, a bagging line and side-by-side comparative plots demonstrating compost impact on steep slopes. |
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MARKETING A COMPOST BIOFILTER Pelletized leaf compost becomes the media for a passive, flow-through storm water filtration process that adsorbs pollutants such as hydrocarbons and dissolved metals. |
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STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE OPERATOR STRATEGIES TO MAINTAIN SCREEN PERFORMANCE Nora Goldstein Operators respond to BioCycle minisurvey with valuable information for composting or organic materials processing facilities. |
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SPECIAL EVENT STRATEGIES RECOVERING COMPOSTABLES AT IOWA FESTIVALS Shelene Codner Three Iowa agencies work with volunteers and vendors to divert food residuals and paper products at summer celebrations. |
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REDUCTION STRATEGY PROCESSING MSW FOR DAILY COVER With the first phase operational since April, Iowa’s Clinton County project is providing experience on using a digester to reduce landfilling. |
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BLOWING IT ON HOW EQUIPMENT CAN OPEN UP NEW MARKETS Dave Block Two companies increase compost and mulch sales by providing application services with blower trucks. |
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| 44 | FILTER BERM SPECIFICATIONS Soil amendment company follows these specs when setting up filter berm demonstrations for state and county agencies |
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CONTRACT SERVICE FROM PUBLIC BIOSOLIDS TO PRIVATE COMPOST Angella Vertzaya Canadian firm signs up clients that generate widely differing feedstocks and produces grade A compost. |
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COMPOST OPERATORS UNDERSTANDING WATER DYNAMICS IN THE BIOFILTER Bradley A. Striebig, Hyun-Keun Son and Raymond W. Regan Excessive or insufficient water in a biofilter may cause a variety of operating problems. Neglecting the water content is the most common cause of poor biofilter operation. |
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COMPOST USERS SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES THRIVE IN A NATIONAL PARK Marney Blair and Jean Koch The goal of The Presidio — part of California’s Golden Gate National Recreation Area — is to compost 100 percent of its organic residuals, using compost to improve native plant survival and involving many residents in the entire process. |
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| MEASURES OF COMPOST QUALITY | ||
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COMPARING METHODS A QUICK LOOK AT QUICK COMPOST STABILITY TESTS Linda J. Brewer and Dan M. Sullivan Three different rapid maturity tests were evaluated using yard trimmings compost. Results were compared against those from a standard laboratory analysis of compost respiration. |
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THE CCQC COMPOST MATURITY INDEX | |
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OXYGEN AND GROWTH HOW COMPOST MATURITY AFFECTS CONTAINER GROWN PLANTS William F. Brinton and Eric Evans Traits of composts at various stages — 21 days of active composting, and both 60 and 250 days of curing — can be indicators of negative impact on plants. |
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IN SEARCH OF ALTERNATIVES MEAT PROCESSING BY-PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT TRENDS Thomas F. Seaman Consolidations in rendering industry and shrinking demand for products derived from meat by products are leaving processors searching for alternative outlets like composting. Part I |
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| CONTAINERIZED COMPOSTING | ||
| 64 | MANAGING ODORS AND VECTORS COMPARING AERATION STRATEGIES FOR COMPOSTING Rose Mary Seymour University of Maine researchers test different methods to recycle crab processing residuals that yield the best compost product. |
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MANAGING FEEDSTOCK RATIOS UNIVERSITY TESTS IN-VESSEL COMPOSTING OF FOOD RESIDUALS Britt Faucette, K.C. Das and Mark Risse Staff at University of Georgia examine feedstock ratios, odor levels, leachate, air flow rates and product quality as part of regional technical assistance program. |
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| 71 | RECYCLING VIEW HYPER OBSOLESCENCE CALLS FOR HYPER RECYCLING Peter L. Grogan |
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| Each issue also features departments such as: BioCycle World, Reader's Q&A, Regional Roundup, Abstracts and Industry News. |
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