NEW HORIZONS IN COMPOSTING AND ORGANICS RECYCLING

BioCycle April 2005, Vol. 46, No. 4, p. 42

Latest trends in North America and throughout the world show how the processing and recovery of organics in the waste stream lead to valuable bioproducts, renewable energy and economic vitality.

Jerome Goldstein and Nora Goldstein

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SOIL RESTORATION WITH ORGANICS ENTERS MAINSTREAM OF STORM WATER PRACTICES

BioCycle April 2005, Vol. 46, No. 4, p. 20

New design manuals, regulations and incentives, demonstration projects and ongoing education of design professionals is bringing the innovative use of organics into wider acceptance at building sites around Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest.

David McDonald

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PROTECTING FORESTS AND SUPPORTING RENEWABLE ENERGY

BioCycle April 2005, Vol. 46, No. 4, p. 68

Colorado project grinds forest thinnings to prevent fires while generating biomass power and Renewable Energy Certificates.

Angela M. Crooks

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PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF BIOSOLIDS RECYCLING

BioCycle April 2005, Vol. 46, No. 4, p. 34

A recently released study of how the public perceives and reacts to biosolids recycling provides valuable insights into how new and ongoing residuals management programs can build productive relationships.

Ned Beecher and Nora Goldstein

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BACKYARD COMPOSTING IN CATALONIA (SPAIN)

BioCycle April 2005, Vol. 46, No. 4, p. 75

Successful municipal program at more than 200 households shows backyard composting can play an “essential role in sustainable waste management strategies for recycling the organic fraction of MSW.”

Joaquim Mayoral and Antoni Sánchez

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BLENDING GREEN FEEDSTOCKS AT A MADRID COMPOSTING FACILITY (SPAIN)

BioCycle April 2005, Vol. 46, No. 4, p. 72

Since 1997, approximately 70,000 cubic meters of woody residuals, leaves and grass clippings have been processed annually at Migas Calientes.

Marta Benito, Alberto Masaguer, Roberto De Antonio and Ana Moliner

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RAP ON, COMPOST MAN

BioCycle April 2005, Vol. 46, No. 4, p. 59

With the Mulchettes singing backup music, New Jersey's Morris County vegetative waste manager livens up the annual recycling awards dinner with the MUA Compost Rap.

Penny Jones

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SPINNING STRAW INTO FUEL

BioCycle April 2005, Vol. 46, No. 4, p. 61

The prospects to replace gasoline by converting cellulosic biomass feedstocks into ethanol are looking brighter. Now the challenge is to get the right policy changes to make that transition.

Diane Greer

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TRENDS IN CLASS A BIOSOLIDS PRODUCTION

BioCycle April 2005, Vol. 46, No. 4, p. 30

Wastewater treatment plants from across the nation report techniques for creating a “consumer friendly product” that brings cost savings and pathogen reduction. Part II

Sally Brown

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INCREASING SALES OF RECYCLED CONTENT PRODUCTS

BioCycle April 2005, Vol. 46, No. 4, p. 24

Through services to companies that range from material testing to strategic planning, King County, Washington views its LinkUp program as a key way to reach its Zero Waste of Resources goal.

Kris Beatty

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Regional Roundup

BioCycle April 2005, Vol. 46, No. 4, p. 14

Springfield, Illinois
STATE EPA REPORTS RECYCLING/
COMPOSTING/LANDFILL DATA
Local recycling coordinators in Illinois report that 5.9 million tons of MSW were recycled in 2003. With total municipal waste of 16.1 million tons, this equates to a 25.3 percent recycling rate in Illinois, about the same as in 2002. Additionally, in 2003 there were 91 active transfer stations and 38 active compost facilities. About 11 percent of solid wastes deposited in Illinois landfills in 2003 came from

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BIOCYCLE WORLD

BioCycle April 2005, Vol. 46, No. 4, p. 6

RAPID RISE IN PURCHASES OF ORGANIC FERTILIZER
In an article headlined, “The Push Is On For Good Clean Dirt,” Anne Raver of The New York Times reports on the increasing awareness that soil has a huge effect on the success, or failure, of gardens. “These gardeners are spending more money every year on soil-enriching products,” she writes. “Between 1999 and

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COMPARISON OF SCREENING METHODS TO REFINE MSW COMPOST

BioCycle April 2005, Vol. 46, No. 4, p. 57

Study at the Edmonton cocomposting facility compares amount of foreign matter in finished product after passing compost through a ball screen, single trommel and double trommel.

Natasha Page, Jerry Leonard and Grant Clark

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EDITORIAL

BioCycle April 2005, Vol. 46, No. 4, p. 4

TIME FLIES … WHEN THE ORGANICS FLOW

LAST week, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection held its fifth Organics Recycling Summit at a hotel on the outskirts of Boston. This year's summit, with the theme “Getting To Yes,” highlighted both successes and challenges on the road to commercial organics diversion. On the success side are the growing number of generators source separating organics for composting and haulers who are ready and willing to transport the materials.

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