SMART SERIES-ODOR MANAGEMENT

BioCycle April 2007, Vol. 48, No. 4, p. 25

Tackling odors at composting facilities is a manageable task made simpler by inventorying and treating all sources and tapping into technology advances.

Nora Goldstein

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ONTARIO REGIONS INVEST IN RESIDENTIAL ORGANICS DIVERSION

BioCycle April 2007, Vol. 48, No. 4, p. 32

The Regions of Peel and Durham have distributed bins and kitchen containers for source separated organics to 460,000 households to receive weekly curbside collection.

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CAYUGA COUNTY, NEW YORK PIONEERS COMMUNITY DIGESTER PROGRAM

BioCycle April 2007, Vol. 48, No. 4, p. 56

New project of Soil And Water Conservation District will help control odors and improve water quality while generating biogas with an innovative system.

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WHAT'S NEW - Live Bottom Trailers

BioCycle April 2007, Vol. 48, No. 4, p. 20

From moving sawdust to moving biosolids, live bottom trailers offer flexibility in handling a wide variety of organic materials.

Craig Coker

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COMPOSTING TRENDS IN CANADA SHOW VARIED PROGRESS

BioCycle April 2007, Vol. 48, No. 4, p. 29

Canada has 350 composting facilities with access to curbside collection of organics varying widely across the provinces.

Paul van der Werf and Michael Cant

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PUMPKIN SMASHING BUILDS COMPOST AWARENESS

BioCycle April 2007, Vol. 48, No. 4, p. 35

Annual event after Halloween reaches people who would not be aware of composting, making it a prime example of how to diversify the message to a wider audience.

Caitlyn Vernon

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A LOGGER'S EVOLUTION INTO ORGANICS, C&D RECYCLING

BioCycle April 2007, Vol. 48, No. 4, p. 47

S&H Landscape & Recycling in Oregon manages a full plate of waste streams, generating products ranging from mulch and compost to boiler fuel and road aggregate.

Larry Trojak

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BIOMASS ENERGY FUELS CORN ETHANOL PRODUCTION

BioCycle April 2007, Vol. 48, No. 4, p. 51

Replacing natural gas increases net energy balance, lowers costs and improves process sustainability - creating fuel from locally available feedstocks.

Diane Greer

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MANAGING ORGANIC RESIDUES IN A SOUTH PACIFIC CITY (THE SOLOMON ISLANDS)

BioCycle April 2007, Vol. 48, No. 4, p. 59

Waste materials from the city's open market are shredded, then placed in a frame where water is added, removed and feedstock is composted.

Luis. F. Diaz

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BIOGAS SYSTEMS WORK ON FOOD RESIDUALS STREAMS (GERMANY)

BioCycle April 2007, Vol. 48, No. 4, p. 60

For the United States and Canadian markets, a German firm with more than 20 operational sites sees a large potential for codigestion plants.

Jorgen Fink

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REGIONAL ROUNDUP

BioCycle April 2007, Vol. 48, No. 4, p. 14

Raleigh, North Carolina
RECYCLED PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS HIGHLIGHTED IN STATE REPORT
The number of jobs related to recycling are increasing in North Carolina and becoming more important to the state's economy, reports a new publication from the Division of Pollution Prevention. Between 1994 and 2004, recycling jobs increased from 8,700 to 14,000. In contrast, manufacturing jobs declined

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BIOCYCLE WORLD

BioCycle April 2007, Vol. 48, No. 4, p. 6

U.S. SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF MOTHER EARTH
In one of its most important environmental decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on April 2, 2007 that the EPA has the authority to regulate greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. The 5-to-4 decision was called a strong rebuke to the Bush administration, which has maintained that it does

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EDITORIAL

BioCycle April 2007, Vol. 48, No. 4, p. 4

BALANCING THE NEED FOR NUTRIENTS AND POWER

AS WE REPORTED in last month's BioCycle in an article that covered cocomposting solids, approximately 480,000 tons of waste per year are generated in Austria and collected using a biowaste bin system. Composting is the commonly used method in processing biogenic residuals. Another approach is anaerobic digestion with biogas production. Researchers are concentrating on advanced

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