Wood Products Company Weathers The Economic Storm

BioCycle August 2009, Vol. 50, No. 8, p. 17

Working harder on improving systems, packaging efficiencies and product diversification, company carves out a path to broaden operations.

Larry Trojak

Insider’s Guide To Compostables Collection At Events

BioCycle August 2009, Vol. 50, No. 8, p. 25

It’s not as easy as collecting trash, but a significant source of nutrient rich materials is available for composting with pre-event planning and outreach.

Janice Sitton

Ten Steps To Sell More Product Now

BioCycle August 2009, Vol. 50, No. 8, p. 29

Here are easy-to-implement tips on how to expand market share and build sales in a difficult economy.

David Hill

Food Waste Composting Takes Hold In Missouri

BioCycle August 2009, Vol. 50, No. 8, p. 20

A yard trimmings composter and a solid waste management company succeed with commercial ventures, aided by grant funding from state and local agencies.

Molly Farrell Tucker

Understanding Dynamics Of Landfill Gate Rates

BioCycle August 2009, Vol. 50, No. 8, p. 32

Nationwide gate rates and changes in those rates are a widely quoted set of market statistics. However, they don’t tell the whole story when evaluating alternative waste management technologies.

Cary Perket

Regulating Codigestion Plants

BioCycle August 2009, Vol. 50, No. 8, p. 35

States grapple with how to regulate codigestion facilities as these projects cut across multiple agencies with responsibilities for different environmental and public health rules.

Diane Greer

Composting And Recycling In Bali (Indonesia)

BioCycle August 2009, Vol. 50, No. 8, p. 41

While scavengers divert a significant amount of recyclables and organics through an informal network, a hotel initiative provides a model for sustainable waste management.

Martin Medina

Science Vs. Action

BioCycle August 2009, Vol. 50, No. 8, p. 44

Climate Change Connections

Sally Brown

Renewable Energy Grew In 2008

BioCycle August 2009, Vol. 50, No. 8, p. 45

Biomass Energy Outlook

Mark Jenner

Act Now To Support Ontario Composters

BioCycle August 2009, Vol. 50, No. 8, p. 46

Compost Canada

Susan Antler

Regional Roundup

BioCycle August 2009, Vol. 50, No. 8, p. 14

Alameda County, California
LANDFILL BAN ON PLANT DEBRIS
Alameda County Waste Management Authority and Recycling Board (known as StopWaste.org) announced a ban on landfill disposal of plant debris this past June. Materials included in the ban are grass, leaves, shrubbery, vines, tree branches and plant trimmings. StopWaste.org estimates that up to 100,000 tons/year of plant material are landfilled in Alameda County from landscapers, businesses and residences. The ban, which is in effect, is being implemented gradually.

BioCycle World

BioCycle August 2009, Vol. 50, No. 8, p. 6

When Harry Wrote Sally (About Soil And Water)
Upon reading Sally Brown’s Climate Change Connections column in July, “Raindrops Are Pounding On My Head,” Harry Rotz of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania wrote her an email. Rotz owns and operates a small lawn seeding company and a yard waste compost facility, but grew up on a dairy farm.

Editorial

BioCycle August 2009, Vol. 50, No. 8, p. 4

BioCycle’s Annual Energy Conference Shifts Into High Gear

THE agenda is set for BioCycle’s 9th Annual Conference on Renewable Energy From Organics Recycling, October 19-21, 2009 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This year’s program (see pages 8-9) reflects the continuing developments in the farm digestion arena, as well as the rapidly growing interest in using anaerobic digestion (AD) systems