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PROFILES
IN COMPOSTING PUTTING SUSTAINABILITY INTO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT Nora Goldstein The investment was large, the payback period long-term, but a solid waste company in Texas knows it made the right call when it decided to pursue permits for a landfill, a recycling facility and a composting operation at the same time and for the same site. |
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HAND LOOK AT TOP COMPOSTING The facility processes yard trimmings, brush, wood, liquid and solid food residuals, shredded paper and, on occasion, dead animals. |
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GAME BUFFER A need to control litter around the site without using a chain link fence led to installation of a game fence, which in turn led to creating a wild game park. |
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RESIDUALS BRING SOLUTIONS COMPOSTING FOR DISASTER RESPONSE Rhonda Sherman Organics recycling business provides needed services to eliminate a health hazard and “restart” income flow for North Carolina farmers. |
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COMPOST DEMAND WITH COMPARATIVE TRIALS Control plots fumigated with methyl bromide were compared with plots using compost and some weed control chemicals. Pepper yields were higher on plots with compost. |
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GREEN
POWER OPPORTUNITY ANAEROBIC DIGESTER INNOVATIONS AT A COLORADO HOG FARM Mark Moser, Richard Mattocks and Jerome Goldstein Goals of stabilizing manure, controlling odors, and lowering energy and waste management costs lead to major advances in methane recovery. |
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EXPANDING
COMPOST MARKETS BAGGING EFFICIENCIES, ECONOMICS AND OPTIONS Amy Satkofsky What are the key factors to examine when making the decision to bag compost and mulch products? The answers — and how companies are using bagging equipment to reach new markets — are explored. |
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AND STRUCTURAL UPGRADES IMPROVING A STATE-OF-THE-ART COMPOSTING FACILITY Joel E. Alpert, Manuel Hernandez and Yomari Soto After 15 years, biosolids project in Arecibo, Puerto Rico installs computerized control system, additional roofed structure for curing and new biofilters as part of overall improvements. |
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MAINE
PILOT SUCCESS USED COOKING OIL TURNED INTO DIESEL FUEL As part of its program to lower CO2 emissions, the Chewonki Foundation operates a Biodiesel Center that turns a waste product from local restaurants into engine fuel and heat for its buildings. |
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BACKGROUND
ON BIODIESEL The fuel is made from materials such as vegetable oils, animal fats and spent cooking greases and can be used in its pure form or mixed with petroleum diesel. |
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TESTING
ADVANCED DIGESTION ACHIEVING CLASS A BIOSOLIDS IN LOS ANGELES R.T. Haug, W.J. Hartnett, E.B. Ohanian, G.L. Hernandez, V.S. Abkian, W.A. Wert and J.E. Mundine Faced with a ban on land application of Class B biosolids, the city of Los Angeles tested several modes of digester operations at its Hyperion treatment plant before full-scale implementation. Part I |
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COMPOST
OPERATORS LEARNING THE ROPES OF THE COMPOSTING BUSINESS Molly Farrell Young owners of California firm manage to handle diverse feedstocks, turn out an array of products, and expand sales outlets. |
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MARKETING
COMPOST PRODUCTS AND AMENDMENTS The line includes an enriched mix containing composted yard trimmings, fish by-products, manure and coffee grounds, an amended topsoil for landscapers and a special formulation for vegetable gardens. |
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FLORIDA
SURVEY REVEALS WHY — AND WHY NOT — COMPOST IS
APPLIED Mohammad Rahmani, Alan W. Hodges & Clyde F. Kiker Attitudes of users and potential users to compost applications are analyzed to improve marketing strategies. |
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PRODUCT
DIVERSITY SCRAP TIRE RECYCLING MARKETS UPDATE Michael Blumenthal Tire-derived fuel is no longer the only market, as more economically viable and environmentally sound niches open up for scrap tires. |
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PENNSYLVANIA
AWARDS WASTE TIRE RECYCLING GRANTS TO TEN COMMUNITIES Grantees include a school district building an all-weather track and a youth ballet constructing a dance floor overlay — both using recycled tires. |
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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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