SOURCE SEPARATION, COMPOSTING A WIN FOR GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION (THE NETHERLANDS)

BioCycle August 2006, Vol. 47, No. 8, p. 50

Dutch waste experts use a life cycle analysis - Eco-Indicator 99 - showing gains for the environment when source separating and composting kitchen and garden waste versus incineration.

R.J. Saft and W. Elsinga

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MEETING DEFRA TIME AND TEMPERATURE STANDARDS FOR COMPOSTING (UNITED KINGDOM)

BioCycle August 2006, Vol. 47, No. 8, p. 44

A pilot study in November, 2005 at the Rapid City, South Dakota composting facility shed some light on the best way to design an agitated bay system to meet regulatory requirements in the UK.

Barbara Petroff and Paul Gormsen

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EXTRACTING THERMAL ENERGY FROM COMPOSTING

BioCycle August 2006, Vol. 47, No. 8, p. 38

Commercial prototype hot water plant is powered by vapor discharged from the composting of animal manure and farm residuals.

Molly Farrell Tucker

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BIOTOWN, USA CREATES POWER FROM WASTE RESOURCES

BioCycle August 2006, Vol. 47, No. 8, p. 31

A major goal of Indiana's BioTown, USA is to convert local biomass into energy - turning corn stalks, sewage, manure and other organics into electricity and fuel through gasification and anaerobic digestion. Part I

Mark Jenner

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COMPOSTING GREASE TRAP WASTES

BioCycle August 2006, Vol. 47, No. 8, p. 27

Fats and oils contain twice the energy of other organics such as sugars and starches - especially significant to rapid rise in composting temperatures.

Craig Coker

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USDA CAFETERIA TESTS BIOBASED PRODUCTS

BioCycle August 2006, Vol. 47, No. 8, p. 23

Project covers overall concept, operational strategies, costs and
lessons learned in using compostable, biobased cafeteria ware and its impact on food residuals composting.

P. Millner, M. Green, R. Green, M. Romero, R. Townsend, and S. Love

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DIVERTED SCHOOL FOOD FEEDS THE HUNGRY

BioCycle August 2006, Vol. 47, No. 8, p. 20

Between cleaning out the district's refrigerators before holidays and summer vacation, and saving cooked meals that weren't consumed, Portland Public Schools has given more than 12 tons of edible food to area hunger programs.

Marnie McPhee

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REGIONAL ROUNDUP

BioCycle August 2006, Vol. 47, No. 8, p. 13

St. Paul, Minnesota
HEALTHY SCHOOLS PROJECT BRINGS SIMPLE, LOW COST CHANGE
Three schools developed a Healthy Schools project that reduced kitchen waste, improved energy efficiency, cut down bus emissions and collected wastes for composting - helped by a $40,000 grant to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency from the USEPA. Houston Elementary recovered almost four

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BIOCYCLE WORLD

BioCycle August 2006, Vol. 47, No. 8, p. 6

GROUNDWATER OVERDRAFT PROBLEM
CITED BY WORLDWATCH INSTITUTE
Vital Signs 2006-2007, published by the Worldwatch Institute about “Trends That Are Shaping Our Future,” cautions that drilling deep wells and increased pumping capacity have caused groundwater depletion in many parts of the world. In effect, groundwater is being pumped out faster than nature can

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EDITORIAL

HOW COMPOSTING GOT ITS PLACE IN THE SUN

BioCycle August 2006, Vol. 47, No. 8, p. 4

IT WAS my pleasure to recently receive a letter from Prof. Werner Bidlingmaier of the University of Weimar in Germany. He writes that approximately 35 years ago, biological waste treatment was only a fragile sprout in waste management, but it now has claimed a very important place in the industry. “In Germany,” he points out, “more waste is composted, digested or processed in a mechanical biological

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