Onion Grower Invests In Digester And Fuel Cells

BioCycle March 2010, Vol. 51, No. 3, p. 23

Gill’s Onions generates 300,000 lbs/day of residuals from the processing of fresh-cut onions. With an annual disposal bill of $500,000, it opted to install an AD system to treat the waste on-site and utilize the biogas.

Diane Greer

BioCycle West Coast Conference 2010 Related Session:
Biogas Conditioning, Biomethane Markets
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Presentation:
Onion Processor Upgrades Biogas To Power Fuel Cells
Bill Deaton, Deaton & Associates, LLC

Launching Zero Waste Schools

BioCycle March 2010, Vol. 51, No. 3, p. 35

Seven elementary schools in Oak Park, Illinois have initiated zero waste programs that include reusable lunchrooms, increased recycling and food waste composting.

Gary Cuneen

BioCycle West Coast Conference 2010 Related Session:
Zero Waste Schools Workshop
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Presentation:
Transferring Zero Waste Practice To The Community
Gary Cuneen, Seven Generations Ahead
Michelle Vanderlaan, Holmes Elementary School PTO

Certified Organic Compost Under The Gun In California

BioCycle March 2010, Vol. 51, No. 3, p. 27

Presence of bifenthrin in some municipal green waste composts is threatening their certification for use in organic agriculture, and raising broader questions on limits for environmental contaminants detected in compost.

Dan Sullivan

BioCycle West Coast Conference 2010 Related Session:
Compost Utilization Trends, Opportunities
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Presentation:
Municipal Compost Use In California Organic Agriculture

Understanding Viability Of Dairy Biogas Plants

BioCycle March 2010, Vol. 51, No. 3, p. 32

Multiple feasibility studies found digester systems based solely on manure do not produce attractive financial returns. Codigestion is required for project viability.

Dominic Vacca and Matt Coen

BioCycle West Coast Conference 2010 Related Session:
Permitting, Economics Of Anaerobic Digesters
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Presentation:
Modeling Financial Viability Of Dairy Biogas Plants
Dean Foor, ECOregon

Enterprising City Composting Operation

BioCycle March 2010, Vol. 51, No. 3, p. 38

Public/private venture with a soil amendment company, processing and transporting yard trimmings from other municipalities and expanding into commercial organics benefit the bottom line in Hutchinson, Minnesota.

Dan Emerson

BioCycle West Coast Conference 2010 Related Session:
Regional Collaboration To Build Economies of Scale
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Presentation:
Public-Private Partnership Expands Compost Markets
Doug Johnson and Gary Plotz, City of Hutchinson, Minnesota
Mike Marsollek, Garick LLC

Tribal Composting, Recycling And Biofuels

BioCycle March 2010, Vol. 51, No. 3, p. 41

Tribal representatives from around the country will be describing a wide variety of programs at next month’s BioCycle West Coast Conference.

Nora Goldstein

BioCycle West Coast Conference 2010 Related Session:
Tribal & Rural Communities
Tuesday, April 13 & Wednesday, April 14, 2010

West Coast Conference Marketplace

BioCycle March 2010, Vol. 51, No. 3, p. 43

Meet the vendors showcasing their equipment and services at the 25th Annual BioCycle West Coast Conference on Composting, Organics Recycling and Renewable Energy, April 13-14, 2010 in San Diego, California.

Geographic Information Systems For Organics Recycling

BioCycle March 2010, Vol. 51, No. 3, p. 49

Computer models bring new efficiencies and opportunities to compost and energy production, such as mapping feedstock supplies and density, and identifying optimal facility sites. Part I

Craig Coker

Biogas Conditioning And Upgrading In Action

BioCycle March 2010, Vol. 51, No. 3, p. 53

Case studies highlight the range of systems used in the U.S. and Canada to remove impurities in biogas prior to conversion into electricity, pipeline gas or vehicle fuel. Part II

Diane Greer

Picky Eaters

BioCycle March 2010, Vol. 51, No. 3, p. 58

Climate Change Connections

Oil Consumption And The Green Economy

BioCycle March 2010, Vol. 51, No. 3, p. 60

Biomass Energy Outlook

Organic (Residuals) Resources Winning The Gold

BioCycle March 2010, Vol. 51, No. 3, p. 61

Compost Canada

CANADIAN hearts and pride from coast-to-coast were stirred as the world was welcomed to the Winter Olympics on our home soil. For a people who are more-often-than-not understated, the words of “O Canada” were shouted with pride, uniting regions and provinces as one.

Letters

BioCycle March 2010, Vol. 51, No. 3, p. 17

Flaws In Commentary On Garbage In, Garbage Out

I authored Garbage In, Garbage Out: Solving the Problems with Long-Distance Trash Transport (2009, University of Virginia Press), reviewed in a Commentary by Neil Seldman (see “Flawed Thinking In Long Hauling Garbage,” January 2010). Neil’s comments misrepresented the book’s conclusions.

Regional Roundup

BioCycle March 2010, Vol. 51, No. 3, p. 14

West Oakland, California
AND FOOD JUSTICE FOR ALL
Three West Oakland residents disturbed by the lack of access to healthy food in their community took matters into their own hands when they founded People’s Grocery in 2002. With a stated mission that “everyone should have access to healthy food, regardless of income,”

BioCycle World

BioCycle March 2010, Vol. 51, No. 3, p. 6

Compostable Cup For Quick Service Chain
Burgerville, a chain of quick service restaurants known for its commitment to sustainability, recently launched its compostable ecotainer® soft drink cups and lids, in cooperation with International

Puzzle Pieces

BioCycle March 2010, Vol. 51, No. 3, p. 4

THE NATURE of magazine publishing and conference organizing is much like working on a puzzle. You start with many individual — but somehow related — pieces and then gradually link them together until you have the complete picture. Each piece has its own story. And the finished puzzle ties those stories together.

>> Web Extra, March 2010 BioCycle

From "Are Compost Emissions A Strong Ozone Source?," p. 18