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ISSUE CONTENTS: OCTOBER 2002
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ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPOSTER: GROWING A COMPANY IN THE ORGANICS RECYCLING BUSINESS Linda Peterson
Nancy Summers finds her niche as a compost supplier to organic farmers and vineyards in California’s Sonoma, Marin and Napa counties. p22 |
OPTIONS FOR OFFAL: COMPOSTERS ENTER THE NATURAL RENDERING INDUSTRY Molly Farrell
An innovative organics recycler moves “where renderers fear to tread,” processing slaughterhouse residuals and marketing the compost. p24 |
EROSION, SEDIMENT CONTROL: COMPOST PRODUCT PERFORMANCE Nora Goldstein
Field experiences demonstrate the importance of matching the physical characteristics of compost products to the task at hand. Tapping the overs fraction at composting facilities may help fill product demand. p29 |
IMPROVED SYSTEMS/ECONOMICS: ON-SITE COMPOSTING OF GREENHOUSE CROP RESIDUALS William Cheuk, Bud S. Fraser and Anthony Lau
Greenhouse vegetable growers in British Columbia see increasing potential to compost culls, prunings and spent growing medium. p32 |
CAREER CHANGE: JOINING THE FRONT LINES OF VERMICOMPOSTERS Rhonda Sherman
Since Scott Subler left Ohio State University, his company has set a world’s record for selling worm castings and has packaged a line of compost tea bags. p36 |
SPACE ACTION ON EARTH: COMPOSTING CREATES POSITIVE CHANGES AT NASA RESEARCH CENTER Diane Shelander
National Aeronautics & Space Administration site in California reduces disposal and landscape management costs, while using compost to bioremediate fuel-contaminated soils. p40 |
FLUX CHAMBER VS. OPEN PATH LASER TESTING: AIR QUALITY ISSUES ON COMPOSTING HORIZON Brenda Smyth and Chuck E. Schmidt
South Coast Air Quality Management District and the California Integrated Waste Management Board seek solution to controlling emissions from composting and mulching operations while maintaining waste diversion. p42 |
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RENEWABLE POWER AT THE LANDFILL: 20 YEARS OF CONVERTING “GARBAGE GAS” TO ENERGY Trond and Suzanne Grenager
In 1983, a Pennsylvania couple took on the challenge of operating a methane fueled power plant at the Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority Landfill. Here’s what happened. p52 |
BIOBASED PRODUCTS: ENERGY DEPARTMENT TO FOCUS ON BIOMASS RESOURCES
A streamlined Renewable Energy Office brings new emphasis to biomass R&D planning, while Iowa illustrates the potential power in sustainable fuel sources. p54 |
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ITALY: RESEARCHERS ANALYZE HOW MICROORGANISMS SUPPRESS PATHOGEN REGROWTH Stefano Pietronave, Letizia Fracchia and Maria Giovanna Martinotti
Studies at an Italian University show importance of microflora, temperature and moisture for suppressing pathogens in finished compost. p57 |
LUXEMBOURG: COMPOSTING BIOSOLIDS, YARD TRIMMINGS AND BARK Karsten Runge
A two-stage composting process in Diekirch — designed for 15,000 tons/year — may soon be replicated in Germany, Belgium and France. p61 |
JAPAN: NEW EMPHASIS ON REGIONAL ORGANICS RECYCLING SYSTEMS Akihiro Tokai and Tohru Furuichi
A survey of municipalities in Hokkaido provides statistics on the challenges and solutions to expand organics recovery in Japan. p62 |
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