Historical Perspective: Screens & Air Classifiers

BioCycle March 2009, Vol. 50, No. 3, p. 20

The composting industry now has a fleet of screening and cleaning options designed specifically for compost, after decades of adapting agricultural, aggregate and wood equipment.

Rhodes Yepsen

High-Strength Wastes Boost Biogas Production

BioCycle March 2009, Vol. 50, No. 3, p. 41

Wastewater plant in Sheboygan, Wisconsin succeeds with project to cut energy costs while increasing energy production in its anaerobic digesters.

Diane Greer

Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Of Biosolids Management

BioCycle March 2009, Vol. 50, No. 3, p. 26

After a separate economic analysis of biosolids disposal options, Association studies energy consumption and GHG emissions for the town of Merrimack, New Hampshire.

Ned Beecher

Selling Organics In The New Economy

BioCycle March 2009, Vol. 50, No. 3, p. 34

Understanding the elements of Value Chain Analysis will help the compost and mulch industry manage efficiently and develop effective ad campaigns and promotions.

David Hill

Ontario Dairy Digester Grows With The Flow

BioCycle March 2009, Vol. 50, No. 3, p. 37

Multiple tanks enable experimentation with recipes combining manure and
off-farm wastes to increase revenues and biogas production.

Peter Gorrie

The Char And Compost Face-Off, Part II

BioCycle March 2009, Vol. 50, No. 3, p. 44

Climate Change Connections

Sally Brown

The Time-Value of Infrastructure

BioCycle March 2009, Vol. 50, No. 3, p. 45

Biomass Energy Outlook

Mark Jenner

Regional Roundup

BioCycle March 2009, Vol. 50, No. 3, p. 15

Springfield, Illinois
PROPOSED BILL WOULD EASE FOOD WASTE COMPOSTING REGULATIONS
Senate Bill 99 (SB99), proposed by Illinois State Senator Heather Steans, would simplify the permitting process for food waste composting. Currently, food waste composting facilities in Illinois are regulated like solid waste facilities, which means they are almost as

BioCycle World

BioCycle March 2009, Vol. 50, No. 3, p. 10

EPA Proposes National Reporting On Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed the first comprehensive national system for reporting emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases produced by major sources in the

Editorial

BioCycle March 2009, Vol. 50, No. 3, p. 4

How Many Jobs Per Ton?

WHILE writing news items for BioCycle World and Regional Roundup this month, it became apparent that the “number of cars taken off the road” is becoming a universal measurement to quantify the benefits of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reductions. Here is an example from the BioCycle World