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 FEBRUARY 2000 Vol. 41, No. 2 |
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| CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY | ||
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30 | IMPLEMENTING THE CONCEPT ANAEROBIC DIGESTION ADVANCES Jerome Goldstein New projects are recovering methane and producing compost from varied feedstocks that range from yard trimmings to livestock manures. |
| 33 | COMPATIBLE SOLUTIONS DIVERTING MUNICIPAL BIOMASS FROM LANDFILLS Paul Relis The advances of the past decade open up new organics recycling options to create green fuels, feedstocks and fertilizers — starting with 20 million tons destined for California landfills. |
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| 35 | GREEN FUEL AT THE PUMP WHY SOLID WASTE MANAGERS SHOULD LOOK AT THE ETHANOL OPTION Kay Martin Commercial facilities known as biorefineries are recycling biomass with a process “as natural and time-tested as grandpa’s still.” |
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| 37 | BIOREMEDIATION ADVANCES COMPOSTING EXPLOSIVES CONTAMINATED SOIL Summaries of project activities demonstrate composting's increasing role as an effective bioremediation tool. |
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| FOCUS ON CALIFORNIA | ||
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39 | LEGISLATION DRIVES PROGRESS CALIFORNIA STRIVES TO REACH 50 PERCENT Dave Block As the deadline approaches for the mandatory diversion goal set by a landmark 1989 bill, its impact is seen in the state’s tremendous rise in recycling rates. The challenge now is how to push them even higher. |
| 40 | WRITING INCENTIVES INTO CONTRACTS AND PERMITS SETTING THE PACE | |
| 43 | SETTING THE PACE SPOTLIGHT ON DIVERSION PROJECTS Some jurisdictions are closing in on 50 percent. Others are laying the groundwork to meet the goal. Organics play a key role in most programs. |
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| 49 | COMMERCIAL WORM VENTURE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS IN VERMICOMPOSTING Andrea Tolaio An agency that provides training, jobs and support services to adults with developmental disabilities finds vermicomposting to be a good vehicle to meet its goals. |
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51 | COMPOSTING FOOD, SOILED PAPER AND YARD TRIMMINGS SAN FRANCISCO TAKES RESIDENTIAL ORGANICS COLLECTION FULL SCALE Jack Macy A 1996 study finding more food residuals than yard trimmings in the residential MSW stream led to a series of collection pilots. The result — the Fantastic Three, rolling out in February. |
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| 58 | COMPOST OPERATORS FIRES AT COMPOSTING FACILITIES: HANDLING AND EXTINGUISHING FIRES Robert Rynk Diligent monitoring of bulk organic materials at the site is the best preventive strategy — based on an understanding of how fires start and behave. Part II |
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| 63 | COMPOST USERS FORUM COMPOST KEY TO SUPERFUND SITE RESTORATION Richard Stehouwer Amendment of soil incineration ash with yard trimmings compost allowed establishment of vigorous vegetative cover on previously phytotoxic and infertile material. |
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66 | FINE-TUNED FACILITY BIOSOLIDS COMPOSTER SATISFIES CUSTOMERS AND NEIGHBORS Nora Goldstein By focusing on land clearing, yard trimmings and pallets, two Ohio companies find plenty of feedstocks to process and market. |
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| WOOD RECYCLING OPPORTUNITIES | ||
| 68 | VARIATIONS IN MULCH DEVELOPMENT BOOM SENDS RECYCLED WAVES After almost closing the plant because of a dramatic drop in biosolids throughput and increasing O&M costs, a New York county hires a new company to improve operations and obtain feedstocks from other sources. |
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| 71 | INTEGRATED SYSTEMS MULCH AND TOPSOIL FIT THE BILL IN FLORIDA Company offers a recycled alternative to cypress mulch and processes fines for soil blends. |
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| BIOCYCLE INTERNATIONAL | ||
| 74 | COSTA RICA COMPOSTING BEST ECONOMIC OPTION FOR CITRUS GROWER Alan Chubb Field trials with manure, rice hulls and citrus peels show value of large- scale composting operation. |
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| 78 | INDONESIA LOW-TECH COMPOSTING IN TROPICAL COUNTRIES Sri Wahyono and Firman L. Sahwan A city in Indonesia uses open windrow and bin systems to transform dumps into production sites that supply nutrients to crops. |
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| 80 | SOUTH AFRICA WASTEPAPER AS A BIOENERGY RESOURCE J.P.H. van Wyk Researchers explore the possibilities in bioconversion of used paper into fermentable sugars and ethanol. |
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| 82 | EUROPE CITIES IN PORTUGAL AND TURKEY SET UP COMPOSTING FACILITIES Experiences of two plants provide data on processing MSW, diverting significant quantities from landfills. |
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| Each issue also features departments such as: BioCycle World, Reader's Q&A, Regional Roundup, Abstracts and Industry News. |