Composting And Local Food Merge At Urban Garden

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Sustainable systems are showcased at a multifaceted project in inner-city Milwaukee.

Rhodes Yepsen

Commericalizing Cellulosic Ethanol

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Four of the six companies awarded U.S. Department of Energy grants for early stage funding are moving forward with gasification, enzymatic hydrolysis and acid hydrolysis projects.

Diane Greer

Recycling Market Woes

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Commentary

Change

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Climate Change Connections

West Yellowstone Tackles Composting Challenges

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With financial security assured, composting facility will invest in additional processing equipment resulting in a better product to further the success of its operation.

Kathleen O'Hern, Beth Pratt and Robert Spencer

Compost In The Rain Garden Mix

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Nature reserve, conservation district and composting facility team up to treat storm water at Visitor's Center.

Molly Farrell Tucker

Food Composting Infrastructure

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Fourth installment of BioCycle National Survey reports on food waste composting facilities and projects in the Central and Mountain states.

Cristina Olivares and Nora Goldstein

Biomass Energy Outlook: How Green Is Your Carbon?

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Mark Jenner

Farm Digester Progress In Wisconsin

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Casebook provides information on 17 anaerobic digester systems operating in the state, as of June 2008. Part I

Joe Kramer and Larry Krom

Integrated Materials And Energy Recovery From Municipal MSW

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Water-based separation/preparation and two-stage anaerobic digestion system are the basis of a new technology.

Melvin S. Finstein and Yair Zadik

Regional Roundup

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Seattle, Washington
COMPANY DIVERTS FOOD WASTE, PROMOTES SUSTAINABILITY
Adobe Systems Inc.’s Seattle office began diverting food waste at the beginning of 2008, collecting preconsumer scraps from the main cafeteria. “Instead of rolling out the composting program full-scale, we first wanted to work out logistics on capturing kitchen scraps, working with the cafeteria, composter, food service provider, janitors, landlord, etc.,” says Bill Blau, Facilities Manager for Adobe’s office.

BioCycle World

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NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR LANDSCAPE
SUSTAINABILITY AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SSI) - an interdisciplinary partnership working to foster a positive transformation in land development and management practices - has released the report, “Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks Draft 2008,” for public comment. The report represents over 24 months and 4,000 volunteer hours dedicated to developing clear criteria for sustainable landscape practices in

Editorial

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Exciting Times At 8th Annual BioCycle Energy Conference

IN early October, BioCycle held its 8th Annual Conference on Renewable Energy From Organics Recycling in Madison, Wisconsin. This was our largest renewable energy conference to date, with over 300 attendees and close to 40 exhibits on the trade show floor. Sessions ran the gamut, with a great deal of interest in all topics covered. On Wednesday, October 8th, the weather held and we were able to view a modified unit harvesting corn stover and the corn simultaneously, and tour several farm digester projects.