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December 2005

Regional Roundup

BioCycle December 2005, Vol. 46, No. 12, p. 14

Cloudcroft, New Mexico
WASTEWATER RECYCLING BECOMES REALITY AS VILLAGE GETS FUNDING ASSISTANCE
“We're up at 9,000 feet and have been able to move our vision of wastewater recycling into reality,” says Mike Nivison, village administrator. “The key is the equipment, and we expect to have the system in place by summer, 2006. We've been able to get the shovel into the ground.”

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BioCycle World

BioCycle December 2005, Vol. 46, No. 12, p. 6

BIOCYCLE WEST COAST CONFERENCE WILL STRESS RENEWABLE, COMPOSTABLE, SUSTAINABLE THEMES IN MARCH, 2006
The agenda for the BioCycle West Coast Conference to be held March 20-22, 2006 in Portland, Oregon is coming together extremely well, as major themes will stress composting breakthroughs, producing renewable power from biomass, and building sustainable cities, communities and

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Editorial

BioCycle December 2005, Vol. 46, No. 12, p. 4

INVESTING IN THE GREEN

THE BIG investment banking firm - Goldman Sachs Group with 24,000 employees - announced last week that it would “encourage clients in environmentally sensitive areas to use appropriate safeguards.” The company announced at the same time that it would invest $1 billion in projects that

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SOURCE SEPARATED MSW COMPOSTING IN THE U.S.

BioCycle December 2005, Vol. 46, No. 12, p. 20

From Michigan and Minnesota to Washington and California, household organics are being separated and sent to specially-designed composting sites. Part II

Nora Goldstein

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STUDENTS OPERATE “FEED THE BIN” PROGRAM

BioCycle December 2005, Vol. 46, No. 12, p. 39

Wake County, North Carolina public schools involve classes in weekly collection of mixed paper. A pilot composting program will soon be included.

Emily Blalock

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United Kingdom: MANAGING COMPOST LIQUOR FROM WINDROWS

BioCycle December 2005, Vol. 46, No. 12, p. 54

The challenge of dealing with runoff from windrows when composting organic residuals is discussed by researcher Sean Tyrrel of Cranfield University.

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Greece: Treating Liquid Manure At The American Farm School

BioCycle December 2005, Vol. 46, No. 12, p. 53

Experiences in processing effluent from cows, pigs and chickens provide data on alternative methods for controlling odors and sludge accumulation.

David Willis and Nikolas Nikolaidis

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NAVIGATING THE HOUSEHOLD WASTE STREAM

BioCycle December 2005, Vol. 46, No. 12, p. 51

Alternating between personal observations and statistical barrage, the author of Garbage Land dwells on trash, tactics, and the search for moral (as well as amoral) clarity.

Jennifer Weeks

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HIGH DRAMA ON THE RECYCLING EDGE

BioCycle December 2005, Vol. 46, No. 12, p. 50

Not easy to find, but there are companies who eagerly seek a half-million tons of wood scrap or 26,000 pounds of outdated noodles.

Shelly Codner

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BIOBASED MATERIALS TEAM UP WITH RENEWABLE POWER

BioCycle December 2005, Vol. 46, No. 12, p. 46

Winning house in the 2005 Solar Decathlon uses soy-based foam insulation with a fiber panel made from recovered paper products; blocks from recycled wood chips and fly ash; plus a waterless remote composting toilet.

Jennifer Weeks

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VERMICOMPOSTING IN URBAN SETTINGS

BioCycle December 2005, Vol. 46, No. 12, p. 44

California project evaluates commercial composter for key factors - air flow, feedstocks that include food residuals, and impact on moisture content.

Maria de la Fuente, Rosa Maria Gordillo, Michele Young, Sarah Smith and Mickey Neff

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ANALYZING RETAIL FOOD LOSS

BioCycle December 2005, Vol. 46, No. 12, p. 40

On average, losses at small mom-and-pop restaurants, convenience stores and fast-food places are about one-tenth of their large corporate brethren. Part IV

Timothy W. Jones

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THIN WOOD CUTS PAY OFF

BioCycle December 2005, Vol. 46, No. 12, p. 37

Company demonstrates an approach for the forest products industry that generates more lumber from pine beetle killed logs while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Jack Petree

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NEW BREED OF COMPANY ENTERS THE BIODIESEL INDUSTRY

BioCycle December 2005, Vol. 46, No. 12, p. 32

Search for alternative fuels locates new system that turns grease trap waste into vehicle power.

Cindy Rovins

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OUR PLACE IN THE BIODIESEL WASTE STREAM

BioCycle December 2005, Vol. 46, No. 12, p. 28

A North Carolina company is building a commercial biodiesel facility that will make and market about a million gallons per year - showing what can be done in many communities.

Lyle Estill and Rachel Burton

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