BACKYARD COMPOSTING DEVELOPMENTS

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Municipal programs reach out to different sectors as new ways are developed to expand at-home organics diversion - and they're working impressively!
Rhonda Sherman

INNOVATIONS IN COMPOST FACILITY STRUCTURES

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Facility managers, consultants and fabricators share valuable insights into selecting protective materials, building components
and costs.

Dan Emerson

WISCONSIN-BASED UTILITY EXPANDS GREEN ENERGY PORTFOLIO

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Biomass sources that come from manure, switchgrass, C&D debris as well as landfills supply renewable electricity.

Kristin Stewart Kujawa

REMOVING THE BLINDERS TO ANALYZE SOLID WASTE HISTORY

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Neil Seldman

CALLED one of the nation's leading experts on solid waste handling, H. Lanier Hickman, Jr. - a former Executive Director of SWANA (Solid Waste Association of North America) - has been a key figure in formulating public policy in this area. His latest book, American Alchemy: The History of Solid Waste Management in

STATE INCENTIVES FOR BIOMASS ELECTRICITY

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By targeting portfolio standards, public benefit funds and net metering, states improve growth rates for renewable power. Part II

Jennifer Weeks

OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO MARKETING ROP

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Florida study finds potential hurdles are product quality, pricing, shipping, distance and how to gain confidence in using finished materials for
best results.

Mohammad Rahmani, Alan W. Hodges, and Clyde F. Kiker

CONTROL OF HEAT GENERATION DURING COMPOSTING

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Studies provide data to quantify principal differences between anaerobic and
aerobic decomposition in large cells - and impact from organic matter “storage” on energy generated.

Nickolas J. Themelis

ECO-CYCLE VENTURES INTO COMPOSTING

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Boulder, Colorado organization starts with food residuals hauling, works with composter, while planning for in-vessel system and projects with local growers.

Dan Matsch

Regional Roundup

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Sacramento, California
KEEPING SEDIMENT OUT OF WATERWAYS BRINGS
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD TO GROUP
Partners in Restoration (PIR), a project which protects California watersheds, was organized by Sustainable Conservation (www.suscon.org) as “a one-stop permit review process to reduce bureaucratic hurdles for farmers and ranchers implementing watershed conservation projects. In the last six years, more than

BioCycle World

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WEST COAST CONFERENCE FEATURES MAJOR INITIATIVES
IN LOCAL ORGANICS RECOVERY
With three-stream service for 150,000 households and a booming commercial program in food residuals composting, San Francisco's Jack Macy will present the city's strategy to those attending the BioCycle West Coast Conference March 7-9, 2005. Other topics to be covered at the Conference will include: Bringing A

NEW BEGINNINGS ON A STRONGER FOUNDATION

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THE NEW year begins with a strong momentum to build on past accomplishments while avoiding the obstacles that surge around us all. The theme - “Where Principles and Profits Join Forces” - for the 2005 BioCycle West Coast Conference in San Francisco, March 7-9, fully reflects both goals and challenges. The opening plenary session (see pages 15-17 in this issue for complete agenda) focuses on