Making “Mountains” Of Mulch And Compost

BioCycle May 2008, Vol. 49, No. 5, p. 37

Working with an area hauler and landfill company, wood processor diverts green waste for booming mulch and compost business.

Rhodes Yepsen

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Putting Recycled Water to Use in Washington State

BioCycle May 2008, Vol. 49, No. 5, p. 56

A region that suffers from drinking water shortages and low stream flows learns how to treat its wastewater as a resource.

Jim McCauley and Lisa Dennis-Perez

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The Natural Way To Clean Wastewater

BioCycle May 2008, Vol. 49, No. 5, p. 60

John Todd developed a process in the 1980s that mimicked natural ways to purify wastewater. Today, his Eco Machines and Restorers are used for a wide range of municipal and industrial applications.

Bob Feinbaum

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Climate Change Connections: Same Dance, New Partner In The Biosolids Bash

BioCycle May 2008, Vol. 49, No. 5, p. 22

Sally Brown

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Tribal Composting Projects Across The U.S.

BioCycle May 2008, Vol. 49, No. 5, p. 24

Composting initiatives by Indian tribes vary in size, processing method and range of feedstocks.

Jerome Goldstein

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>> Web Extra, May 2008 BioCycle

Bonus materials, available exclusively on the BioCycle website, which complement articles from the May 2008 issue of BioCycle.

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Baggers & Colorizers

BioCycle May 2008, Vol. 49, No. 5, p. 32

Manufacturers and equipment purchasers offer guidance on evaluating options to expand markets with value-added products.

Rhodes Yepsen

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Regulating Source Separated Organics Composting Sites

BioCycle May 2008, Vol. 49, No. 5, p. 42

REGULATING SOURCE SEPARATED ORGANICS COMPOSTING SITES

Does the regulatory climate in various states affect the growth of the SSO composting industry? A survey illustrates various approaches to oversight and facility classifications.

Judy Purman

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Storm Water Management Regulations

BioCycle May 2008, Vol. 49, No. 5, p. 39

Regulations and permits for storm water at composting facilities involve many site-specific criteria.
Part III

Craig Coker

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Biomass Energy Outlook: U.S. Biofuels: A Silver Bullet Or Harbinger Of Death

BioCycle May 2008, Vol. 49, No. 5, p. 46

Mark Jenner

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Adding Value To Anaerobic Digester Fiber

BioCycle May 2008, Vol. 49, No. 5, p. 47

Developing industry approved medium density fiberboard and composites using fiber from anaerobic digesters on dairy farms.

Laurent Matuana and M. Charles Gould

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Community Digester Aids Farms And Environment

BioCycle May 2008, Vol. 49, No. 5, p. 50

The Port of Tillamook Bay community manure digester expands capacity and ventures into new territory.

Nora Goldstein

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Making Water Reuse More Sustainable

BioCycle May 2008, Vol. 49, No. 5, p. 51

Key issues include treatment methods, municipal, industrial wastewater effluents, urban and agricultural runoff and new regulations for wide-scale reuse.

Robert Bastian, George O'Connor and Herschel Elliott

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REGIONAL ROUNDUP

BioCycle May 2008, Vol. 49, No. 5, p. 16

Washington D.C.
FROM THE U.S. CAPITOL TO THE COMPOST PILE
The House of Representatives in the U.S. Capitol recently launched a new recycling system that targets food scraps from the dining facilities. Bins with biodegradable bags are used to collect separated organics and compostable cutlery at the Longworth House Office Building's cafeteria, which are then sent down the hall to be dewatered in a pulper. Removing the water reduces shipping costs. Serving about 240,000 meals/month, the House produced 11 tons of dewatered material in February 2008.

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BIOCYCLE WORLD

BioCycle May 2008, Vol. 49, No. 5, p. 6

COMPOST INTEGRAL IN NEW WEBSITE IN BUILDING SOIL
A website called “www.BuildingSoil.org” has been launched by the Washington Organic Recycling Council to help builders preserve healthy soil on building sites. It's the latest Soils for Salmon project

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EDITORIAL

BioCycle May 2008, Vol. 49, No. 5, p. 4

What's So Cool About Cool 2012?

I JUST returned from a workshop in Atlanta titled, “From The Table To The Farms: Options For Diverting Food From Landfills.” The first speaker of the day, Rob Johnson of the Atlanta Community Food Bank, highlighted the importance of diverting edible food, too often destined for the landfill, to food banks and soup kitchens. “We need 700 million pounds of food to feed 460,000 people who live below the poverty level,” noted Johnson.

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