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May 2010

Putting The Landfill Energy Myth To Rest

BioCycle May 2010 coverBioCycle May 2010, Vol. 51, No. 5, p. 23

Science and nature, as well as common sense, prove that “single-use” organics management via landfilling is a misuse of national resources.

Sally Brown

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Bad News, Good News On Yard Trimmings Disposal Bans

yard waste disposal banBioCycle May 2010, Vol. 51, No. 5, p. 20

At press time, Florida Governor Crist had not signed legislation making the repeal official, but odds are that it soon will be legal to dispose of yard trimmings in landfills. Georgia, facing a similar challenge, was able to keep its ban in place.

Dan Sullivan

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Greening The Biocycle Conference

BioCycle Conference collection stations for recycling, composting and refuseBioCycle May 2010, Vol. 51, No. 5, p. 18

This year’s BioCycle West Coast Conference achieved a 75 percent diversion rate.

Janice Sitton

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High Solids Digestion In The Food And Beverage Industry

anaerobic digester for food and beverage
BioCycle May 2010, Vol. 51, No. 5, p. 49

Anaerobic digestion projects are a great opportunity for the food and beverage market to recycle their food waste streams to create renewable energy as well as other beneficial by-products.

Sara Martin and Paul Greene

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Anaerobic Digestion Of High Strength Organics Solves Treatment Plant Challenges

BioCycle May 2010, Vol. 51, No. 5, p. 45

Thinking outside the box at the Waco WWTP leads to big time improvements in processing HSO and FOG with less stress on the plant and decreased electrical usage.

Michael Jupe and Sally Brown

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Community Digester And Composter Protect Water, Farms And Culture

BioCycle May 2010, Vol. 51, No. 5, p. 36

A former 277-acre farm servicing a nearby state prison is being transformed into a regional organics processing facility that generates power and high-value compost.

Dan Sullivan

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Cocomposting Closes Loop In Resort Community

BioCycle May 2010, Vol. 51, No. 5, p. 40

Blending biosolids with ground green waste to make a marketable compost saves this resort community in Puerto Rico $60,000 a year in disposal costs.

Larry Trojak

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Aggregating Organics To Tap Fertilizer Markets

BioCycle May 2010, Vol. 51, No. 5, p. 42

Initiative charts the economic feasibility of producing fertilizer pellets in a regional facility with organic residuals from wastewater treatment plants, CAFOs, meatpackers and other generators.

Diane Greer

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The 100 Year Luxury

BioCycle May 2010, Vol. 51, No. 5, p. 52

Climate Change Connections

Sally Brown

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The Business End Of Farm Manure Digesters

BioCycle May 2010, Vol. 51, No. 5, p. 53

Biomass Energy Outlook

Mark Jenner

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Regional Roundup

BioCycle May 2010, Vol. 51, No. 5, p. 14

Poultney, Vermont
CAMPUS BIOMASS FACILITY GOES ONLINE
Green Mountain College (GMC) in Poultney started up its campus biomass plant on Earth Day, April 22. The small environmentally focused liberal arts college — which serves a resident undergraduate population of about 850 students as well as another 150 online

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BioCycle World

BioCycle May 2010, Vol. 51, No. 5, p. 6

Composters Off Bifenthrin Black List
Three California composters whose products were prohibited from use in organic production by the California Department of Food and Agriculture last summer are off the “bifenthrin black list”

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Editorial: Capturing The Truth

BioCycle May 2010, Vol. 51, No. 5, p. 4

YEAR in, year out, for 51 years, BioCycle has been consistent in its message. Wrote Jerome Goldstein, our founder and Editor and Publisher Emeritus, in the inaugural issue in Spring, 1960:

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