BECOMING A ZERO EMISSIONS BREWERY

BioCycle February 2007, Vol. 48, No. 2, p. 29

Diverting 600 tons annually from landfills turn hops, grains, pallets, cardboard, glass, office paper and shrink wrap into major savings — and great beer!

Molly Farrell Tucker

WHAT’S NEW? BIOGAS POWER

BioCycle February 2007, Vol. 48, No. 2, p. 33

Technologies that connect the biogas line to the power line include cooling and clean up components, microturbines and reciprocating gas engines and control systems.

Nora Goldstein and Robert Spencer

AGRICULTURAL RESIDUALS DRIVE PRODUCER-OWNED ENERGY

BioCycle February 2007, Vol. 48, No. 2, p. 45

Farmer-owned renewable energy enterprises are increasing rapidly — with alternative fuels such as biodiesel, ethanol and distiller’s grains becoming mainstream.

Dan Lemke

ON-FARM COMPOSTING OF BOSTON AREA FOOD SCRAPS

BioCycle February 2007, Vol. 48, No. 2, p. 19

With a history of success, two farmers run composting operations while dealing with the challenges of moisture, odor control and residuals conversion.

Robert Spencer

FINANCING WOOD-FIRED GENERATING FACILITIES

BioCycle February 2007, Vol. 48, No. 2, p. 36

In some New England states, wood-fired biomass plants are tapping into Renewable Energy Credits — a component of states’ Renewable Portfolio Standards — for project financing.

Diane Greer

RENEWABLE HYDROGEN FROM FUEL CELLS AT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS

BioCycle February 2007, Vol. 48, No. 2, p. 41

Pioneering projects have generated positive results with fuel cells converting digester methane into electricity, reducing both air emissions and on-site energy demand.

Wilson Rickerson and Sander Cohan

SMALL-SCALE DIGESTERS IN COSTA RICA (CENTRAL AMERICA)

BioCycle February 2007, Vol. 48, No. 2, p. 48

This study shows how small-scale digesters can provide methane for household needs and improve fertilizer quality while reducing environmental degradation.

Stephanie Lansing, Raul Botero Botero and Jay Martin

BIOGAS PRODUCTION FROM ANIMAL MANURE AND VEGETABLE WASTES (IRAN)

BioCycle February 2007, Vol. 48, No. 2, p. 52

In a pilot test, two types of biogas equipment were used and evaluated; results indicate success.
Zoleykha Najafi and Neemat Jaafarzadeh

BIOMASS MOVES FROM “BIODEGRADABLE” TO “CARBON NEUTRAL” (JAPAN)

BioCycle February 2007, Vol. 48, No. 2, p. 54

Japan takes official steps to promote biomass use in plastic products that can be recognized worldwide.

Masahiro Sakai

REGIONAL ROUNDUP

BioCycle February 2007, Vol. 48, No. 2, p. 4

New York, New York
CITY PLANS ROUNDTABLE TO ACHIEVE
RECYCLING DIVERSION GOALS
New York’s Citywide Recycling Advisory Board is planning a 2007 Round-table to advance plans to move recovery in the commercial sector as well as residential areas. Goals include improving capture rates for mixed wastepaper, diverting organics from both residential and commercial streams,

BIOCYCLE WORLD

BioCycle February 2007, Vol. 48, No. 2, p. 6

SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS, WASTE-TO-RESOURCE OPPORTUNITIES
The theme of BioCycle’s 23rd Annual West Coast Conference — April 16-18, 2007 in San Diego, California — is “Sustainable Solutions In Action.” The opening plenary is a case in point. The session

EDITORIAL

BioCycle February 2007, Vol. 48, No. 2, p. 4

STATE OF ORGANICS RECYCLING

IN A talk I gave recently on The State of Organics Recycling In America, the first slide highlighted four key points that I hoped the audience would take away from the presentation. These are: 1. We have a window of opportunity; 2. Cheap and easy still trumps resource recovery so we need to put our