$23 MILLION AWARDED TO BIOMASS INITIATIVES

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Funds to advance programs included in 2002 Farm Bill are allocated to 19 companies and researchers.

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN BIOMASS-TO-RENEWABLE ENERGY

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Today's commercial technologies and systems provide improved conversion of organic residuals into energy products.

Jerome Goldstein

COMPARING RECYCLING, COMPOSTING AND LANDFILLS

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Environmental impacts of waste management alternatives are evaluated in a computer model developed at North Carolina State University. Part I

Morton A. Barlaz, P. Ozge Kaplan, S. Ranji Ranjithan and Robert Rynk

VETERAN COMPOSTERS ARE ANYTHING BUT STATIC [PILES!]

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This update of two composters previously profiled in BioCycle highlights tapping erosion control markets, fine-tuning equipment schemes, and managing multiple sites without multiple headaches.

Nora Goldstein

YARD TRIMMINGS COMPOSTER, C&D RECYCLER BUILD NEW MARKETS

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Two St. Louis area companies are working individually and together to expand compost and mulch use.

Dan Emerson

PATHOGEN REDUCTION IN FOOD RESIDUALS COMPOSTING

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Oregon Department of Environmental Quality study finds that, with proper management, meat discards can be composted just as safely as other components of mixed food residuals.

TEXAS CITY FORGES AHEAD WITH COMMERCIAL ORGANICS INITIATIVE

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Plano, Texas leverages grant funds with continuing commitment to capture commercial and institutional organics, improve product quality and develop compost markets.

Carolyn LaFleur

FACING UP TO ODOR COMPLAINTS AT A WOOD RECYCLING SITE

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Experiences at a California chipping/grinding facility lead to many tough lessons on problem-solving - and a future composting operation. Part II

Robert Rynk

WHAT'S BEHIND A COMPOST LABEL OR SEAL?

BioCycle September 2003, Vol. 44, No. 9, p. 28

As part of a project to improve knowledge about purchases, the Cornell Waste Management Institute examined guidelines, label requirements and quality seals for commercial composts.

Ellen Z. Harrison, Dan Olmstead and Jean Bonhotal

IF YOU LIKE JELL-O™, YOU'LL LOVE COMPOST

BioCycle September 2003, Vol. 44, No. 9, p. 24

When you look at the manufacture of gelatin - and compost - you'll find a lot of similarities in the transformation of “waste” to snack or soil powerhouse.

Russ Davis

REGIONAL ROUNDUP

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Portland, Oregon
RISK OF BSE IN FOOD RESIDUALS COMPOST IS “REMOTE”
According to a report recently completed for the city of Portland, “it is extremely unlikely that BSE will be transmitted by composting food residuals in the U.S.” Portland, which is embarking on an ambitious

BIOCYCLE WORLD

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LOW-GRADE POTATO WASTE MAKES
HIGH-GRADE COMPOSTABLE PLATES
A recent newspaper report (Capital Press) headlined, “Recycled spud waste transformed into food trays,” describes how a New Zealand firm is manufacturing trays from reclaimed potato starch for fast