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 FEBRUARY 2002 Vol. 43, No. 2 |
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SOLUTIONS ORGANICS MANAGEMENT, CLEAN WATER AND RENEWABLE ENERGY Rich Atwater and Paul Sellew California’s Chino Basin Organics Management Strategy uses creative ways to protect its watershed while expanding composting and digestion capacity for manure and biosolids. |
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THE FULL SPECTRUM OF AGRICULTURE COMPOSTER MOVES NUTRIENTS, ORGANIC MATTER FROM GENERATORS TO USERS Robert Rynk Since its entrance in the compost distribution business, Earthwise Organics has sold 1.4 million tons of products, primarily to farms. |
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STANDARDS CALIFORNIA COMPOST QUALITY REGISTRATION PROGRAM Will Bakx Stakeholders including compost producers, users, regulators and the public created the California Compost Quality Council to develop consistent standards. |
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A REACTOR SYSTEM CONTINUOUS FLOW FOR VERMICOMPOSTING Jack Chambers A commercial worm grower recalls the transitions since start-up and explains why the fledgling industry is ready to attain its full potential. |
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INCENTIVES ADVANCES IN SORTING MIXED LOADS OF C&D DEBRIS Nora Goldstein Technologies using a combination of mechanical and hand sorting are tackling loads of demolition and construction debris, recovering significant volumes of marketable wood and other materials. Part I |
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FRANCISCO ROLLOUTS ROLL ON FOOD RESIDUALS PUT CITY ON TRACK TO OVER 50 PERCENT DIVERSION Jack Macy The three stream sort program for residential and small business compostables, recyclables and trash, combined with dedicated commercial organics and recycling collection, are expected to increase diversion beyond 50 percent by 2003. |
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YARD AND WOODY MATERIALS MAKING AND MARKETING COMPOST IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Victoria Lasin An innovative partnership between a solid waste agency and a small business has led to diversion of over 550,000 tons of organic materials since 1993. Compost users include organic farmers, landscapers and gardeners. |
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MOISTURE BY FEEL Experience shows that compost managers can fine-tune a squeeze technique to get good data on their product. Laboratory testing of compost samples match moisture ratings from this “hands-on” approach. |
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COVERAGE CLOPYRALID DEVELOPMENTS IN WASHINGTON STATE Gabriella Uhlar-Heffner Update discusses results of several projects as well as the status of the state Department of Agriculture’s rulemaking to restrict some uses of clopyralid. |
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INVESTIGATIONS PREVALENCE AND FATE OF CLOPYRALID IN COMPOST Robert Rynk More extensive sampling in Washington state shows presence of the herbicide in composts and a variety of feedstocks, while a study of grass clippings found both significant loss and residue of clopyralid ten weeks after application. |
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OPERATORS WHAT CAUSES FIRES AT COMPOSTING SITES? George B. Willson A veteran composter offers his observations — and the reasons do not include spontaneous combustion. |
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USERS NURSERY MAKES THE COMPOST SWITCH Victoria Streib Smith A wholesale nursery replaced a commercial bark and sand planting mix with one comprised of biosolids compost and bark and has had positive results. |
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STEPS ON THE ROAD TO BIOMASS RECYCLING Kay Martin Tools for the journey include being a visionary, taking stock of available resources, knowing technologies and markets, establishing partnerships, anticipating regulatory barriers and creating a constituency. Part II |
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AUSTRALIA BUILDING A MRF AND COMPOSTER IN PERTH Stuart McAll Regional Council implements collection strategy and recovery center that will process 200,000 tons of residuals per year, diverting 85 percent from landfills. |
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AUSTRALIA LINKING ORGANICS RECYCLING AND ZERO WASTE Gerry Gillespie The critical issue of food production could be the catalyst that turns waste management into soil management, says an official with Resource New South Wales. |
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MEXICO HARD TIMES OR PROMISING FUTURE FOR COMPOSTING IN MEXICO? Christian Gonzalez and Jose J. Morales In the past, MSW composting facilities have failed due to lack of planning, technical support and inadequate regulations. A new technical approach is needed to recycle the large amount of organics in the waste stream. |
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PREPARATION GEARING UP FOR RECOVERY AT THE OLYMPICS John C. Madole and Carolyn LaFleur The Olympic Winter Games are underway, but what did it take to be ready to process recyclables and compostables? |
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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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