Wood Recycling And Processing Trends

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Downturn in construction has caused a shortage of woody waste streams, while demand for biomass to produce energy has risen. The net effect has been challenging to wood recyclers in some regions.

Nora Goldstein

Ethanol By-Product Raises Biogas Output

BioCycle January 2010, Vol. 51, No. 1, p. 42

Corn stillage is added to the Fergus Falls, Minnesota wastewater treatment plant digester to increase biogas generation, saving the city $4,000/month in natural gas costs during the winter.

Diane Greer

Steady Progress Toward 65 Percent Diversion

BioCycle January 2010, Vol. 51, No. 1, p. 19

Hamilton, Ontario utilizes in-vessel technology to compost residential food waste within the city limits.

Rhodes Yepsen

On-Farm Composting With Yankee Ingenuity

BioCycle January 2010, Vol. 51, No. 1, p. 22

Farm composter in Massachusetts solves odor and capacity problems by building a rotary drum to preprocess food waste from commercial and institutional generators.

Robert Spencer

Mastering The Art Of Compost Process Control

BioCycle January 2010, Vol. 51, No. 1, p. 24

Pacific Northwest Company is equipped to compost increasing volumes of food waste and other separated organics.

Greg Ehm

Compost Boost To California Agriculture

BioCycle January 2010, Vol. 51, No. 1, p. 27

Soil sampling on farms applying compost to row crops and orchards found reduced bulk density, improved water holding capacity and higher microbial activity and nutrients.

Sally Brown and Matthew Cotton

Improving Methods Of MSW Measurement

BioCycle January 2010, Vol. 51, No. 1, p. 34

In-depth analysis of MSW management data in California will help fine-tune measurement methods for the 2010 State of Garbage In America survey.

N.J. Themelis and S.M. Kaufman

Grower-Processor Invests In Biogas Plant

BioCycle January 2010, Vol. 51, No. 1, p. 46

Stahlbush Island Farms, a sustainable fruit and vegetable grower and food processor in Oregon, turns its residuals streams into heat, power, hot water and crop nutrients.

Dean Foor and Matt Coen

It Is Complicated

BioCycle January 2010, Vol. 51, No. 1, p. 49

Climate Change Connections

Sally Brown

Cost Of Purpose-Grown Energy Crops

BioCycle January 2010, Vol. 51, No. 1, p. 50

Biomass Energy Outlook

Mark Jenner

Compostable Plastics Standard

BioCycle January 2010, Vol. 51, No. 1, p. 52

Compost Canada

Susan Antler

Flawed Thinking In Long Hauling Garbage

BioCycle January 2010, Vol. 51, No. 1, p. 53

Commentary

Neil Seldman

Regional Roundup

BioCycle January 2010, Vol. 51, No. 1, p. 16

Montpelier, Vermont
GIS-BASED COMPOST AND BIOGAS DATA VIEWER
“Vermont Compost/Biogas Data Viewer,” a web-based tool using GIS to track organics diversion and reuse, was launched in December. The system displays compost and biogas related information spatially

BioCycle World

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Sustainable Agriculture Conference To Feature Composting
The Pennsylvania Association of Sustainable Agriculture’s (PASA) 19th Annual Farming for the Future Conference has several sessions dedicated to topics on composting and soil management.

Editorial

BioCycle January 2010, Vol. 51, No. 1, p. 4

New Decade, New Dialogue

OVER the past few weeks, there has been a flurry of emails and phone calls about the landfill industry’s push to repeal state bans on disposal of yard trimmings. States in the crosshairs include Missouri,

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