WHAT'S NEW - IN-VESSEL COMPOSTING

BioCycle May 2007, Vol. 48, No. 5, p. 21

Based on a survey of in-vessel system manufacturers, there are both new systems as well as new component and design innovations to report. Combined, the 19 vendors responding account for 587 plants worldwide. Part I

Robert L. Spencer

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SMART SERIES: Compost Product Marketing

BioCycle May 2007, Vol. 48, No. 5, p. 32

SMART SERIES: Compost Product Marketing

Compost sales and marketing veteran shoots straight from the hip when it comes to top lessons learned on how to develop a robust and reliable revenue-generating program.

Ron Alexander

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COMPOSTING SITE REMEDIATION SUCCESS

BioCycle May 2007, Vol. 48, No. 5, p. 35

Dorchester County, Maryland agreed to a remediation plan that involved composting the 140,000 tons of unprocessed feedstocks stored on site. An aggressive strategy has resulted in a successful clean-up, with hopes to operate once again as a commercial facility.

Craig Coker

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GAS USAGE AT A METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE DISTRICT

BioCycle May 2007, Vol. 48, No. 5, p. 39

With electricity costing about 7 cents per kilowatt hour, energy saved by using digester gas in the engines is worth about $675,000 per year.

Paul Nehm

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STORM WATER MANAGEMENT, GREEN ROOF STYLE

BioCycle May 2007, Vol. 48, No. 5, p. 42

Interest and investment are growing in use of green roof systems to manage storm water runoff.

Joshua Wachtel

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BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT TRENDS IN THE U.S.

BioCycle May 2007, Vol. 48, No. 5, p. 47

A national survey using 2004 data finds about 55 percent of the biosolids generated in the U.S. are beneficially used.

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FUELING UP ON LANDFILL GAS

BioCycle May 2007, Vol. 48, No. 5, p. 55

Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio launches into a multiphase public/private partnership to convert landfill gas into biofuels and other high-value end products.

Nora Goldstein

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BUILDING A MANURE MANAGEMENT MODEL FOR U.S. FARMS

BioCycle May 2007, Vol. 48, No. 5, p. 59

Proven successful in much of Europe, community digesters use cooperative approach to diversify risk and investment in energy recovery facilities.

Bill Cetti

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BIOMASS ENERGY OUTLOOK

BioCycle May 2007, Vol. 48, No. 5, p. 62

ALL OUT RACE TO COMMERCIALIZATION

Mark Jenner

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REGIONAL ROUNDUP

BioCycle May 2007, Vol. 48, No. 5, p. 16

Thurston County, Washington
NEW COMPOSTING FACILITY FOR SSO STREAMS
The Silver Springs Cattle Co. in Tenino, Washington is an all natural beef provider. Recently, the company formed a subsidiary, Silver Springs Organics, LLC, a fully permitted composting facility to

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BIOCYCLE WORLD

BioCycle May 2007, Vol. 48, No. 5, p. 6

WWW.FINDACOMPOSTER.COM - ENTER YOUR SITE!
BioCycle's searchable data base, www.findacomposter.com, was officially launched at BioCycle's 23rd Annual West Coast Conference last month in San Diego. Since then, close to 100 composters in 24 states have entered their facilities in the data base. Steps to add a composting facility are: 1) Log on to

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EDITORIAL

BioCycle May 2007, Vol. 48, No. 5, p. 4

POWER OF ORGANICS, REVISITED

SEVERAL years ago, while designing a new trade show booth, we lighted upon a phrase which we thought captured the core message of BioCycle: “Power Of Organics.” The word “power,” when

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