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January 2009

Source Separated Organics Collection

BioCycle January 2009, Vol. 50, No. 1, p. 23

A multitude of approaches based on traditional refuse collection equipment are currently in use.

Craig Coker

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Accelerating The Cellulosic Ethanol Industry

BioCycle January 2009, Vol. 50, No. 1, p. 35

The U.S. Department of Energy provides grants to spur commercial development of biofuels produced from nonfood feedstocks.

Diane Greer

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Taking Stock Of 2008

BioCycle January 2009, Vol. 50, No. 1, p. 45

Biomass Energy Outlook

Mark Jenner

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Historical Perspective: Grinders, Chippers, Shredders

BioCycle January 2009, Vol. 50, No. 1, p. 16

BioCycle looks back at the development of size reduction systems that have helped to grow the organics diversion industry.

Rhodes Yepsen and Nora Goldstein

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Using Gis To Map Biomass Sources

BioCycle January 2009, Vol. 50, No. 1, p. 29

Development of an Internet mapping system to measure local feedstock availability in Wisconsin has applications for biomass utilization projects in any region.

Matt Kures

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Controlling Composting Emissions

BioCycle January 2009, Vol. 50, No. 1, p. 32

California air district authorizes research project to examine which composting factors will reduce VOC emissions from compost piles.

Robert Horowitz

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Biomass Harvesting Strategies

BioCycle January 2009, Vol. 50, No. 1, p. 39

Developing methods to economically supply biomass feedstocks to biorefineries is critical to the commercial-scale production of biofuels.

Diane Greer

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Anaerobic Treatment, Fuel Cell At Brewery

BioCycle January 2009, Vol. 50, No. 1, p. 42

A three-fold increase in sewer fees led Sierra Nevada Brewery to install an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket digester. In 2005, fuel cells powered by biogas were brought on line.

Katherine Gekas

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Prop Up The New

BioCycle January 2009, Vol. 50, No. 1, p. 44

Climate Change Connections

Sally Brown

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Investing in Zero Waste … And Green Jobs

BioCycle January 2009, Vol. 50, No. 1, p. 46

Commentary
Neil Seldman

ZERO Waste is becoming the new conventional wisdom when it comes to handling municipal solid wastes. Public and private sector investors are staking claims to Zero Waste growth industries and doing well. And there is the related — and significant — benefit of green job creation.

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Regional Roundup

BioCycle January 2009, Vol. 50, No. 1, p. 13

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
NEW GIS TOOL FOR FINDING ORGANICS FACILITIES
The Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center (RMC) launched its new Products and Commodities GIS Tool in August 2008. The online tool allows users to search for facilities geographically and by material type, including (but not limited to) biosolids, brush, food waste, grass, leaves, manure, pallets, sawdust

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BioCycle World

BioCycle January 2009, Vol. 50, No. 1, p. 6

Scottish Government Funds Composting Initiatives
Six local authorities in Scotland received £500,000 (730,000 USD) in December 2008 to begin residential food waste collection trials. The grants are part of the Scottish Government’s £18 million (26.25 million USD) Zero Waste Fund, which seeks to improve the country’s recycling and composting rates. Local authorities currently trialing food waste collection schemes include Inverclyde,

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Editorial

BioCycle January 2009, Vol. 50, No. 1, p. 4

Toot Your Horn

GREEN jobs” appears to be the phrase of the day, especially as the nation’s unemployment rate moves to the highest in decades. And the national economic stimulus package, expected to be passed by Congress in the next few weeks, will tout job creation in the renewable energy sector, along with energy conservation.

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About BioCycle

BioCycle – The Only Magazine Advancing Composting, Organics Recycling & Renewable Energy

Published since 1960, BioCycle is America’s foremost magazine on composting and organics recycling. BioCycle shows you how to turn organic residuals — woody materials, yard trimmings, municipal solid waste (MSW), food residuals, biosolids, manure and other feedstocks into value-added products.

Every issue introduces you to the management teams behind state-of-the-art composting and recycling facilities. You’ll get the latest recycling and compost statistics from BioCycle’s ”State of Garbage in America“ surveys. And you’ll learn about systems that sort trash into recyclables, compostables and disposables … New waste management solutions for cities, industries, institutions and farms … Equipment recommended for most efficient operations … Odor control techniques and so much more.

Readers rely on BioCycle to connect them to the people … the companies … the facilities … the research findings that comprise the boundless world of composting, renewable energy, soil and water management, bioremediation, erosion control and more. Join your colleagues today as a subscriber to BioCycle.

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