REINVENTING MUNICIPAL RECYCLING IN AMERICA

BioCycle October 2005, Vol. 46, No. 10, p. 22

Based on a successful pilot, new company brings Philadelphia the potential to achieve a 40 percent recycling rate with incentives and single-stream ingenuity.

David Biddle

BIOGAS REPLACES NATURAL GAS FOR VEHICLES

BioCycle October 2005, Vol. 46, No. 10, p. 55

The technology reported in a new Sourcebook is described as “no cow-pie in the sky” solution - and California has the potential to produce the equivalent of 150 million gallons of gasoline.

THE BLANKETS IN THE COMPOST PILE

BioCycle October 2005, Vol. 46, No. 10, p. 63

Don Boekelheide

CLEAN, GREEN IMAGE STARTS WITH THE SOIL

BioCycle October 2005, Vol. 46, No. 10, p. 60

New Zealand officials have created a new center called the Sustainable Land Use Research Initiative which recognizes the importance of soil to their ecological and economic futures.

M.B. Kirkham

SOIL ASSESSMENT OF APPLE ORCHARD UNDER CONVENTIONAL AND ORGANIC MANAGEMENT

BioCycle October 2005, Vol. 46, No. 10, p. 59

Researchers measure water infiltration, microbial activity and organic matter content - finding that organic methods bring higher macroporosity within the row and wheel-track.

Iris Vogeler, Siva Sivakumaran and Rogerio Cichota

HURRICANE RELIEF SHIP POWERED BY RENEWABLE FUEL

BioCycle October 2005, Vol. 46, No. 10, p. 58

As an example of sustainable technologies needed to shift solutions in a green direction, Veggie Van brings biodiesel to Gulf Coast.

HELPING DAIRY FARMERS STAY AND CREATE ENERGY

BioCycle October 2005, Vol. 46, No. 10, p. 56

Anaerobic digesters can help agriculture coexist with increasingly urbanized areas, and what a county is doing to make that happen.

SUPERMARKETS BOOST COMPOSTING IN MASSACHUSETTS

BioCycle October 2005, Vol. 46, No. 10, p. 51

Program by Mass DEP launches potent public/private partnership with the potential to divert 50,000 tons/year to composting.

COMPOST ROLE IN COMMUNITY GARDENS

BioCycle October 2005, Vol. 46, No. 10, p. 50

Municipal-community partnerships build sustainability, food security and stronger neighborhoods.

Don Boekelheide

SILVICULTURE APPLICATIONS WITH MSW COMPOST

BioCycle October 2005, Vol. 46, No. 10, p. 42

Florida trials analyze tree responses and economics of using MSW compost with fertilizer for growth of eucalyptus, cottonwood and cypress species.

D. L. Rockwood and D. R. Carter

COMPOST USE IN URBAN RESTORED WETLANDS

BioCycle October 2005, Vol. 40, No. 9, p. 40

Duke University researchers evaluate additions of compost to low organic matter soils, establishing plants in low marshes and high marshes.

Ariana E. Sutton-Grier, James Pahl, Mengchi Ho and Curtis Richardson

COMPOST MAKES METHYL BROMIDE WITHDRAWAL PAINLESS FOR CAROLINA FARMERS

BioCycle October 2005, Vol. 46, No. 10, p. 38

Following ban of the fumigant, compost - with extended rotations and cover crops - saves growers $200 or more per acre compared to previous practices.

Lynn McCracken Lucas

ADVANCES IN SWINE MANURE MANAGEMENT

BioCycle October 2005, Vol. 46, No. 10, p. 34

North Carolina State University's Animal and Poultry Waste Management Center, with funding from agreements between two major swine producers and the state Attorney General, has tentatively identified five “Environmentally Superior Technologies” to treat swine manure.

Nora Goldstein

FIVE YEARS OF COMPOSTING IN EDMONTON, ALBERTA

BioCycle October 2005, Vol. 46, No. 10, p. 30

Canadian facility develops ways to prepare compost for markets while processing biosolids and MSW as feedstocks. Part II

Scott Gamble

COMPOST BUILDING PRESERVATION STRATEGIES

BioCycle October 2005, Vol. 46, No. 10, p. 25

Improved understanding of how feedstock decomposition impacts building materials leads to better choices for handling corrosion challenges.

NOT TOO many years ago, when compost operators began sheltering their active piles to protect them from the elements, they were entering uncharted territory. Over time, composters have learned much more about the best ways to enclose and/or cover compost piles without constricting the desired flow of oxygen and moisture.

Regional Roundup

BioCycle October 2005, Vol. 46, No. 10, p. 18

St. Paul, Minnesota
ANAEROBIC DIGESTER SYSTEMS DESCRIBED
FOR STATE'S AVERAGE (SMALLER) SIZE FARMS
Emphasizing odor control and manure management for 100 to 300 cow operations, a report generated by The Minnesota Project details six options for anaerobic manure digestion on Minnesota farms. “Because 96 percent of Minnesota's dairy farms have 200 or fewer cows, this report is very important. It

Editorial

BioCycle October 2005, Vol. 46, No. 10, p. 4

SOUTHEAST SOLUTIONS

LAST WEEK, newspaper headlines reported from the White House that President Bush wants his staff to cut down on fuel use and help solve the burdens of hurricane-caused oil shortages by car pooling more, taking the bus, walking when they could, etc. According to one account, “here was the most powerful man in the world rejecting his longtime position that conservation measures are not effective and offering to turn the White House into a model of Green Living.”

BioCycle World

BioCycle October 2005, Vol. 46, No.10, p. 6

ONE MORE REASON TO CUT BACK ON MANUFACTURE/USE OF CHEMICALS
The coastal region of Texas is home to 50 percent of U.S. chemical production capacity - and was much in the news as Hurricane Rita bore down on the region. The Freeport area hosts one of the