Compost Operators Forum -- Tale of Two Composting Start-Ups

BioCycle November 2005, Vol. 46, No. 11, p. 40

Yard trimmings facility in Pennsylvania and food-rich feedstock composting site in Nevada illustrate two approaches to getting a composting facility up and running.

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BioCycle Energy -- PRODUCING ELECTRICITY FROM METHANE IN IOWA

BioCycle November 2005, Vol. 46, No. 11, p.37

Methane recovery facility has been operational since 1993 with an annual production of energy equivalent to 112,000 barrels of oil.

Sarah Rasmussen

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HALLMARK OF A SUSTAINABLE FARMING INDUSTRY

BioCycle November 2005, Vol. 46, No. 11, p. 54

With its heavy emphasis on controlled atmosphere storage, the Washington state apple industry provides a great model for preventing food waste.

Timothy W. Jones

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COMPOSTING HORSE MANURE IN TWIN CITY REGION

BioCycle November 2005, Vol. 46, No. 11, p. 49

In a project demonstrating methods of manure management, a Hennepin County, Minnesota, waste abatement program shows horse owners the benefits of composting.

Betsy Gilkerson

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Compost Users Forum: Low Rates of Compost Increase Vegetable Yields

BioCycle November 2005, Vol. 46, No. 11, p. 46

In three-year trials with beets and carrots, yields from leaf compost applied annually at rates as low as 10 T/A were higher compared to unamended controls.

Abigail A. Maynard

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SIMPLER DIGESTER SYSTEMS FOR SMALLER DAIRIES

BioCycle November 2005, Vol. 46, No. 11, p. 34

BioCycle Energy

If you thought anaerobic digesters were only possible for large-scale dairy farms, that scene is changing - as The Minnesota Project focuses on 100 to 300 cow operations.

Amanda Bilek

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ADDING RESIDENTIAL ORGANICS TO YARD TRIMMINGS SETOUTS

BioCycle November 2005, Vol. 46, No. 11, p. 30

Study in the Portland, Oregon region assessed possible impacts of a residential yard debris/food scraps program on existing collection and composting system.

Steven Sherman

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MIXED MSW COMPOSTING FACILITIES IN THE U.S.

BioCycle November 2005, Vol. 46, No. 11, p. 19

Solid Waste Composting Trends -- BIOCYCLE PROJECT UPDATE

Operating projects fall into two distinct categories - those composting a mixed waste stream and another group composting source separated household organics. This first installment provides updates on the 16 mixed MSW composting facilities in
the U.S.

Part I -- Nora Goldstein

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Regional Roundup

BioCycle November 2005, Vol. 46, No. 11, p. 14

Edmonton, Canada
TAKING THE “HIT AND MISS” OUT OF BIOSOLIDS COMPOSTING

The latest issue of At The Forefront, a newsletter published by the Edmonton Waste Management Centre of Excellence, describes the Advanced Realtime Composting technology which uses sensor control to provide “real time” data on conditions throughout a compost pile. “What we have endeavored to do is to optimize the biological process, explains Dr. Salim Abboud of the Alberta Research Council

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BioCycle World

BioCycle November 2005, Vol. 46, No. 11, p 6

WITHOUT ABUNDANT FORESTS, WOULD CHINA
CONSIDER ABANDONING CHOPSTICKS?
Writing from Shanghai, Thomas Friedman of The New York Times cites a report in The China Daily that says “we no longer have abundant forest cover, our land is no longer that green, our water tables are depleting, and our numbers are expanding faster

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MAKING THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS TO FOOD LOSS

BioCycle November 2005, Vol. 46, No. 11, p. 4

AN ARTICLE featured in a recent edition of our local newspaper reported on college students demonstrating the importance of cutting campus waste.

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