November 2001 BioCycle Contents



NOVEMBER 2001
Vol. 42, No. 11

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EARTH-FRIENDLY PUBLIC WORKS
ORGANICS RECOVERY IN EUREKA SPRINGS
Kirby Murray
Popular tourist site in Arkansas composts its biosolids and yard trimmings, and is now working with restaurants to divert food residuals.
  25 RENEWABLE ENERGY REVS UP
COMMERCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE TAKES SHAPE FOR ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
Jerome Goldstein
Improved knowledge, technology, financing ability and numbers of companies actively involved in AD systems create a potent force for organics recycling.
  28 OPPORTUNITIES IN NORTH AMERICA, A FACT IN EUROPE
 
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FARM SCALE ANAEROBIC DIGESTION — PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
30
EDUCATION AND MORE
MISSOURI SCHOOL OPERATES AN IN-VESSEL COMPOSTER
“We’re the only high school in the United States that has an in-vessel composting project on campus,” declares biology teacher Mike Collins of Reeds Spring, Missouri.
 
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COMPOSTING PROJECTS
MODEL PROGRAMS ON TRIBAL LANDS OF CHEROKEE INDIANS
In North Carolina, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians composts food residuals from three restaurants at Harrah’s Casino as well as biosolids from the wastewater treatment plant.
   
    WOOD PROCESSING AND PRODUCT INNOVATIONS ON-THE-JOB RECYCLING
 
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ON-THE-JOB RECYCLING
GREEN BUILDING SHINES IN ATLANTA
Amy Satkofsky
Regional manufacturers, construction firms and organizations partner for affordable, earth-friendly homes and communities in the EarthCraft program.
 
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SEARCH FOR FEEDSTOCKS
ISLAND OPERATION STUDIES C&D RESIDUALS FOR REUSE
Hawaiian company composts everything from yard trimmings to wood to manure to food residuals and is now studying new sources for feedstocks.
 
41
ONE MILLION BOARD FEET
NEGLECTED WOOD FINDS MANY GOOD USES
Jack Petree
Small company in central Illinois uses a portable sawmill, drying kiln and retail store to show the profitability when “absolutely nothing is wasted.”
43
FILTRATION WITH MULCH
USING WOODY MATERIALS FOR EROSION CONTROL
Kenneth Demars, Richard Long and Jonathan Ives
Connecticut researchers conduct a series of field trials and laboratory analyses to determine how particle size and other characteristics affect mulch performance.
46
TARGETING LARGE COMMERCIAL SITES
RECYCLING GROWS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Theresa Koppang
King County, Washington outreach program shows financial benefits are gained through recycling, construction, demolition and land clearing debris.
 
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TRENDS IN LANDSCAPE MULCH
EXPANDING THE MULCH MARKET
Suppliers of colored mulch put more emphasis on using green wood residuals as a feedstock.
   
 
49
SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES
ENHANCED FABRICS SPUR COMPOSTING INNOVATIONS
Nora Goldstein
Pile covers as part of an aerated composting system, and use of fabric covered structures to house composting operations, are among the new applications.
 
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EXPANDED APPLICATIONS FOR PILE COVERS
Whether being used for moisture control or dust suppression, proper installation ensures cover efficiency.
   
    FORUMS
 
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COMPOST OPERATORS
ON THE ROAD TO BIOSOLIDS COMPOSTING IN KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
Joel E. Alpert, John Evans and Monica Sowders
Cooperative demonstration project brings many players and feedstocks to nine piles. What more can you ask from a regional forum searching for the best composting recipe.
 
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COMPOST USERS
BUILDING ORGANIC MATTER INTO FLORIDA'S SANDY SOIL
Molly Farrell
Farmers turn to compost-making to increase availability of high-quality materials for application on fields and orchards.
 
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SPREADING COMPOST ON CITRUS GROVES AND VEGETABLE FIELDS
   
60
BIOREMEDIATION TECHNOLOGY
ADVANCES IN COMPOSTING CONTAMINATED SOILS
Projects demonstrate the effectiveness of composting as a bioremediation tool.
 
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DIRECT APPLICATION AND COMPOSTING
BIOSOLIDS, WOOD CHIPS KEY TO MINELAND RECLAMATION
Z. Margolis, M. Scharp, D. Olson and R. Tardy
Biosolids and wood residuals from mountain resort communities are used to revegetate disturbed land at a high altitude molybdenum mine.
 
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RENEWABLE ENERGY VIEW
Kamyar Enshayan
Assessing Renewability Of Biomass Energy Sources
   
     
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