| ISSUE CONTENTS: DECEMBER 2002 |
| PUTTING COMPOST TO USE |
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TAPS COMPOST TO CREATE WETLANDS Dan Emerson
Minnesota project is expected to be first of many to utilize a “wonderful medium with the right hydrology” to establish permanent wetlands. p22 |
600 ACRE NAPA WINERY DESIGNS CUSTOM COMPOST Linda Peterson
Confronted with increasing development of their region, grape growers respond by using “least toxic, most beneficial” cultural methods. p24 |
RELOCATING A THEME PARK WITH A COMPOST FOUNDATION Jeff Shimonski
Florida theme park produces own compost for container mixes and topdressing, and most recently, in the transformation of a barren island into a new location. p50 |
| BIOCYCLE ENERGY |
BIOGAS, BIODIESEL AND BIOPRODUCTS REV UP FOR ACTION Robert Rynk and Jerome Goldstein
BioCycle meeting in Madison, Wisconsin last month brings together the people and projects showing how new ideas, systems and policies will boost energy supplies, jobs — and value of organic residuals. p31 |
OPERATING BIOGAS PLANTS FOR SOLID WASTE DIGESTION IN GERMANY Torsten Fischer
While in principle all farm-scale biogas facilities are the same, significant differences in volume of diverse feedstocks require a variety of digester technologies. p34 |
FERMENTING POTATO PEELS AND CHIPS INTO ETHANOL Paul Mann, Stan Siewert and John Totter
Two plants in Idaho use potato by-products from nearby French fry processing facilities to make fuel. p38 |
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MASSACHUSETTS MAKES STRIDES WITH COMMERCIAL ORGANICS COMPOSTING Nora Goldstein
The bottom line is that composting commercial organics is cheaper than disposal or incineration and generators can save money. The key is to ensure adequate processing infrastructure around the state. Part II p26 |
FINDING NEW MARKETS FOR LOCAL WASTE WOOD
Furniture maker in Springfield, Massachusetts becomes case study in how to make right connections to improve profits. p30 |
HOW GREEN ARE GREEN PLASTICS? E.S. Stevens
Composting managers have to know the differences among the various plastics that are marketed as degradable, biodegradable, and compostable, so that they can maintain customer confidence in their end products. p42 |
INCENTIVES STIMULATE RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL ORGANICS DIVERSION Molly Farrell
Alameda County, California is investing in the collection and processing infrastructure by offering incentives and subsidies to private companies and its municipal jurisdictions. p46 |
VERMICOMPOSTING SYSTEMS OVERVIEW Rhonda Sherman
An analysis of labor-intensive techniques and fully automated systems as well as industry challenges and a directory of suppliers. p53 |
THE INSIDE STORY OF THE GREENEST BUILDING COMPLEX IN THE U.S.
New U.S. EPA office buildings in North Carolina maximize materials recovery, food residuals composting, energy savings and groundwater recharge by designing efficiencies into all operations. p58 |
| BIOCYCLE INTERNATIONAL |
SPAIN – COMPOSTING CONTAMINATED BIOSOLIDS Joan Ribera, Rita Puig, Joan-Francesc Martí, Francesc Aguilera, Teresa Gea and Antoni Sanchez
Pilot tests at Escola University show that “grey composting” is an effective treatment to reduce pollution associated with landfilling high-chromium residuals. p61 |
AUSTRALIA – FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCES AT THE HASTINGS TUNNEL COMPOSTING PLANT Mark Winser
Facility processes organic and mixed solid wastes from 65,000 residents, turning out a high quality compost, an inert material for landfilling, and high calorific plastics with potential as a fuel substitute. p63 |
ARGENTINA – COMPOSTING BIOSOLIDS TO HELP TOURISM INDUSTRY Elisabeth Peralta, Roberto Gonzalez, Gabriela von Haeften, Ana Comino, Gustavo Gayoso, Sergio Vergara, Carlos Genga and Marcelo Scagliola
Pilot studies show effectiveness of windrow composting to produce quality soil amendment and provide criteria for full-scale facility. p65 |
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