GREEN LANDSCAPING PROGRAM MAKES BUSINESS SENSE

BioCycle February 2005, Vol. 46, No. 2, p. 42

Promoting certification of landscape companies in the San Francisco Bay Area leads to greater solid waste reduction and more compost utilization.

Michele Young and Karin Grobe

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BASEBALL STADIUM HITS HOME RUN FOR RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING

BioCycle February 2005, Vol. 46, No. 2, p. 56

Last year, the program run by the San Francisco Giants recovered over 1,760 tons of materials and saved more than $100,000 on garbage disposal.

Christopher Williams and Steven Sherman

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NEW SOCCER STADIUM SETS GOALS IN SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT

BioCycle February 2005, Vol. 46, No. 2, p. 58

Emphasizing its role as “an environmentally-friendly town,” Munich prepares a new arena for the World Soccer Championships in 2006.

Ulrike de Bertoldi - Schnappinger

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REGIONAL ROUNDUP

BioCycle February 2005, Vol. 46, No. 2, p. 12

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 45 landowners have enrolled, preventing an estimated 70,000 tons of sediment from entering the state's coastal waterways. “We are committed to helping landowners be good stewards of the environment,” says Ashley Boren, executive director of the San Francisco nonprofit. For its accomplishment with PIR,

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BIOCYCLE WORLD

BioCycle February 2005, Vol. 46, No. 2, p. 6

ALBERT SCHATZ, EDUCATOR, MICROBIOLOGIST, STREPTOMYCIN DISCOVERER 1920 - 2005
Albert Schatz, a microbiologist who in the 1940s helped develop the antibiotic streptomycin and was Professor Emeritus of Temple University, died on January 17 with family members at his bedside. Dr. Schatz was a member of this publication's Editorial Board when it was founded.

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EDITORIAL

BioCycle February 2005, Vol. 46, No. 2, p. 4

THE POWER OF ORGANICS

SEVERAL months ago, the BioCycle staff decided to design a new display for use at upcoming trade shows and conferences. Our goal was to describe the magazine and its mission in six words or less, and create an image that would embody all the facets of BioCycle's editorial coverage including the wide range of

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Digester Plant Operates At Tel Aviv Transfer Station (Israel)

BioCycle February 2005, Vol. 46, No. 2, p. 70

The 70,000 ton per year anaerobic facility makes use of vats of circulating water to separate incoming feedstocks prior to a biological phase for gas recovery.

Melvin S. Finstein

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Enhancing Agriculture With Biosolids Compost (France)

BioCycle February 2005, Vol. 46, No. 2, p. 66

A new cocomposting facility in Mont De Marsan services wastewater treatment plants in the region, and receives shredded yard trimmings from area municipalities.

Barbara Petroff and Karen Brashear

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Compost Production From Olive Oil Processing (Spain)

BioCycle February 2005, Vol. 46, No. 2, p. 64

Problems with managing residuals lead to a composting plant and successful application of finished material.

Maria L. Cayuela, Miguel A. Sánchez-Monedero, Juan Molina and Asunción Roig

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LATEST TRENDS IN ANAEROBIC DIGESTION IN NORTH AMERICA

An analysis of how large the industry has become also reviews the technology options and feedstocks processed.

Richard Mattocks and Richard Wilson

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RECYCLING WATER SAVES FUTURE DRINKING SUPPLIES

BioCycle February 2005, Vol. 46, No. 2, p. 50

No longer is it a matter of if we will utilize reuse technologies. It is a matter of when in order to sustain economic growth and minimize environmental impact.

Clifford B. Fedler

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VERMICULTURE FACILITY GROWS IN THE SOUTHEAST

BioCycle February 2005, Vol. 46, No. 2, p. 47

A steady diet of composted cow manure, corn/soybean feed, cotton gin residuals and brewery mash over 12 years generates thousands of tons of worm castings.

Jason Governo and Britt Faucette

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EVOLUTION OF A FAMILY COMPOST BUSINESS

BioCycle February 2005, Vol. 46, No. 2, p. 44

It all started when Grandpa hauled chicken manure to vegetable farmers in the Salinas Valley, but today's products include many variations that reach out to brewing specialized tea and fortifying vermicompost.

Karin Grobe

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MIXED C&D DEBRIS RECOVERY UPDATE

BioCycle February 2005, Vol. 46, No. 2, p. 38

As more local jurisdictions in California adopt ordinances to divert construction and demolition debris from disposal, business is picking up at recycling facilities designed to process mixed loads.

Dan Emerson

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GARBAGE BECOMES VISUAL RESOURCE IN BAY AREA

BioCycle February 2005, Vol. 46, No. 2, p. 37

The goal of the Artists-in-Residence program at the dump is to change a throwaway society by creating beauty.

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VINEYARDS MAKE SWITCH TO “FOUR COURSE” COMPOST

BioCycle February 2005, Vol. 46, No. 2, p. 33

Compost made from yard trimmings and commercial and residential source separated organics is applied on 30 California vineyards in Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and El Dorado counties.

Molly Farrell

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CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITY LOOKS TO BIOMASS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY

BioCycle February 2005, Vol. 46, No. 2, p. 30

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District - the nation's sixth largest - develops effective ways to turn biomass from green waste collections, manure digesters and bioreactors into clean power.

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