INNOVATIONS IN AGRICULTURE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

BioCycle May 2006, Vol. 47, No. 5, p. 60

New York State Energy conference analyzes digester results with retention times, feedstocks, microturbines, pathogen and odor reduction, plus role of primary barriers, green power and carbon credits.

Mary Schwarz

IN-HOUSE COMPOSTING AS A RAPID RESPONSE TO AVIAN INFLUENZA

BioCycle May 2006, Vol. 47, No. 5, p. 38

Studies by Virginia state agencies conclude that composting is a preferred option because it reduces disease transmission from farm to farm while being cost-effective and environmentally-sound.

Eric S. Bendfeldt, Robert W. Peer and Gary A. Flory

EDITORIAL

BioCycle May 2006, Vol. 47, No. 5, p. 4

CREATING RENEWABLE ENERGY WHEN IT'S NEEDED MOST

SIX YEARS have gone by since BioCycle organized the first annual conference on RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM ORGANICS RECYCLING. During that time since 2001, the world has transitioned into a series of petroleum woes that have made initiatives into renewable energy all the more urgent and

CLOSED LOOP RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITY MOVES FORWARD IN OHIO

BioCycle May 2006, Vol. 47, No. 5, p. 58

People with an idea, full-time commitment and energy savvy make tremendous economic impact to “displace our unhealthy dependence on foreign oil.”

U.S. FARMS READY FOR MAJOR ROLE IN ENERGY PRODUCTION

BioCycle May 2006, Vol. 47, No. 5, p. 55

An unusual coalition of “do-gooders, treehuggers, sodbusters, defense hawks and Christian evangelicals” is coming together to advance farm-grown fuels and other alternatives to petroleum.

Patrick Mazzav

BIOBASED FABRIC COMPOSTING TRIAL

BioCycle May 2006, Vol. 47, No. 5, p. 50

A leading manufacturer of carpet and textile examines in-vessel composting of PLA feedstocks.

Connie Hensler

BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS MAKE MARKET INROADS

BioCycle May 2006, Vol. 47, No. 5, p. 46

Over a decade after their introduction, compostable plastic products made from biodegradable polymers are gaining a foothold in the commercial and consumer marketplaces.

Nora Goldstein

COLORED MULCH PRODUCTION OPTIONS

BioCycle May 2006, Vol. 47, No. 5, p. 34

Portable grind/colorize unit and a trommel mixing system are among the innovations being offered to wood recyclers, arborists and pallet manufacturers.

SURVEYING RESIDENTIAL YARD TRIMMINGS PRACTICES

BioCycle May 2006, Vol. 47, No. 5, p. 22

A social marketing-based survey of compost bin users in northern Oregon yields a high response rate and demonstrates an air quality benefit of home composting.

David Allaway

MIXING AND MATCHING AT THE SUNDERLAND RECYCLING FACILITY

BioCycle May 2006, Vol. 47, No. 5, p. 19

The Transportation Office in Portland, Oregon integrates its role in street maintenance operations with full-scale recycling to reduce disposal costs and encourage the reuse of materials.

Jill Jacobsen

THE FUTURE OF WATER REUSE

BioCycle May 2006, Vol. 47, No. 5, p. 25

Stakeholders will need to improve monitoring systems, as well as public education, to ensure greater acceptance of indirect potable reuse practices.

Robert Bastian

TURNING UP THE HEAT ON SLUDGE RECYCLING

BioCycle May 2006, Vol. 47, No. 5, p. 52

Wisconsin company generates glass feedstocks from paper mill sludge and municipal biosolids that have beneficial construction applications - reusing more than 350,000 tons since 1998.

David Blurton

A VERMICOMPOSTING INSPIRATION

BioCycle May 2006, Vol. 47, No. 5, p. 32

If the city of Toronto could clone Betty Price to live in every apartment building and townhouse, garbage hauled to Michigan landfills would be cut by 35,000 metric tons a year.

Larraine Roulston

EFFECTS OF VERMICOMPOST TEAS ON PLANT GROWTH AND DISEASE

BioCycle May 2006, Vol. 47, No. 5, p. 28

Beneficial response may be due to plant growth regulators or hormones produced by the high microbial activity in vermicomposts.

Clive A. Edwards, Norman Q. Arancon and Scott Greytak

REGIONAL ROUNDUP

BioCycle May 2006, Vol. 47, No. 5, p. 14

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SOLID WASTE STUDY REVEALS THAT BUSINESSES
THROW AWAY $70 MILLION/YEAR OF RECYCLABLES AND ORGANICS
“Commercial and office recycling programs aren't happening the way they should be,” says David Biddle, executive director of the Greater Philadelphia Commercial Recycling Council (GPCRC), which

BIOCYCLE WORLD

BioCycle May 2006, Vol. 47, No. 5, p. 6

EARTH DAY 2006 REFLECTS SIGNIFICANT
THREATS TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
April 22, 2006 showed persistent threats of crises that need to be addressed - 36 years after the first Earth Day in 1970 such as: The average American generating five pounds of trash/day in 2003 compared to 3.3 pounds in 1970. In 2005, Americans drank about 26 gallons of bottled water each. In 1976, they consumed about two gallons each; From Lester Brown, President of The Earth Policy