Food Composting Infrastructure

BioCycle December 2008, Vol. 49, No. 12, p. 30

This fifth and final installment of BioCycle National Survey reports on food waste composting facilities in the Western states.

Cristina Olivares, Nora Goldstein and Rhodes Yepsen

Click here for pdf of the complete 2008 food survey series.

Minnesota Makes Strides With Biomass Power

BioCycle December 2008, Vol. 49, No. 12, p. 43

New projects include university’s biomass research and gasification facility, a turkey-litter fueled power plant, and a farmers’ co-op gasifying agricultural residues.

Dan Emerson

>> Web Extra, December 2008 BioCycle

From "Biomass Production On Marginal Land," p. 50

References

Middlebury College Biomass Plant

BioCycle December 2008, Vol. 49, No. 12, p. 46

In January, Middlebury College in Vermont plans to begin full operation of its new $11 million biomass plant, replacing half of its annual consumption of more than 2 million gallons of fuel oil with regionally grown wood chips. Expected to consume 20,000 to 22,000 tons/year of biomass, the new plant will cut the college’s greenhouse gas emissions by almost 12,500 metric tons annually, according to Nan

Rebuilding Trust

BioCycle December 2008, Vol. 49, No. 12, p. 20

Climate Change Connections

Sally Brown

Forest Thinning Strategies For Biomass Utilization

BioCycle December 2008, Vol. 49, No. 12, p. 32

Projects examine how to reorganize forestry operations in the West to better use slash as a biomass feedstock.

Rhodes Yepsen

Biomass Energy Outlook: Greening The Path That Lies Ahead

BioCycle December 2008, Vol. 49, No. 12, p. 37

Mark Jenner

Farm Digester Progress In Wisconsin

BioCycle December 2008, Vol. 49, No. 12, p. 38

Details on ten dairy digesters in the state are provided in this second article based on a June 2008 report. Part II

Joe Kramer and Larry Krom

Compost Monitoring And Data Analyses (United Kingdom)

BioCycle December 2008, Vol. 49, No. 12, p. 47

New technology measures four key composting parameters — temperature, oxygen, moisture and CO2 — and provides pile management instructions to operators.

Eric Crouch

Biomass Production On Marginal Land (United Kingdom)

BioCycle December 2008, Vol. 49, No. 12, p. 50

Project assesses opportunities for using marginal and contaminated land for biomass production and soil remediation.

P. Bardos, T. Chapman, Y. Andersson-Sköld, S. Blom, S. Keuning, M. Polland and T. Track

Can Earthworms Harm The Planet?

BioCycle December 2008, Vol. 49, No. 12, p. 53

Clive A. Edwards

Regional Roundup

BioCycle December 2008, Vol. 49, No. 12, p. 16

Rock Island, Illinois
COLLEGE LINKS WITH LOCAL FARMER FOR COMPOSTING
AND SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION
In November, Augustana College, in Rock Island, Illinois, teamed up with nearby farmer Jim Johansen, whose 10,000 red worms will compost the campus’s food waste. The resulting compost will be used on Johansen's organic vegetable operation. The school expects to divert 40 tons/year of food

BioCycle World

Biocycle December 2008, Vol. 49, No. 12, P. 8

Nine-Year-Old New Zealander Patents Composter Invention
Ryan Nicholls, 9 years old, became the youngest patent applicant in New Zealand with his invention, the Waste-Away, which was recently accepted by the Intellectual Patent Office of New Zealand. Nicholls, who lives in North Shore, Auckland, reportedly came up with the idea as a solution to carrying the family food scraps downstairs to the backyard compost bin, and sent in a video to the

Editorial

BioCycle December 2008, Vol. 49, No. 12, p. 4

Looking Back … And Ahead

THE December issue presents a moment to reflect upon the year just ending, and pontificate about what lies ahead in the New Year. For the editors, readers and advertisers of BioCycle, looking back this time has profound significance. BioCycle’s 50th Anniversary is just days away, giving us the opportunity to look way, way back!