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EDDY CURRENT SEPARATOR FOR MRF USE
A 12-inch diameter eddy current separator is specifically engineered for materials recovery facilities, so commingled recyclables, aluminum and plastic can be effectively reclaimed. Dings’ two pulley units are available in widths from 24" to 48". Contact Harold Bolstad, Dings Company Magnetic Group in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (414) 672-7830; visit the website: www.dingsmagnets.com.

ABSORBENT RECIPE CALLS FOR CRUMB RUBBER
UNDER GOLF GREENS
University of Wisconsin researchers found that tire chips can absorb potentially harmful compounds from fertilizer chemicals, preventing their leaching pollutants into groundwater. They placed ground-up rubber tires beneath chemically-treated golf course greens. "They’ll be trapped right there instead of traveling," explains Prof. Jae Park. "Over time, soil microbes will remove the nitrate from the rubber layer which could remain intact for years." According to Scrap Tire News, Park estimates that about 72,000 tires would be needed to include a ten centimeter layer of tire chips for greens on an 18-hole golf course — and a sustainable new market for scrap tires.

DIGESTER CONVERTS MANURE INTO ELECTRICITY
A digester system from Microgy Cogeneration Systems — a subsidiary of Environmental Power Corporation — will use manure from the Wild Rose Dairy of LaFarge, Wisconsin to create biogas for an electric generator. The Wild Rose project is described as representing the first facility in a relationship with Dairyland Power Cooperative where Microgy expects to construct approximately $60 million of projects in Dairyland’s service territory. The Wild Rose digester system will supply biogas to a 0.775 MW generator to be constructed by Microgy and owned by Dairyland. Noted Kam Tejwani, CEO of Environmental Power: "The Wild Rose project represents our first commercialization of Microgy’s technology in North America." Contact Dan Eastman, (262) 242-9430 and visit www.microgy.com.