Collection and composting of commercial organics
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American Soil Inc (ASI) was given permission on Apr 1991 by the New Jersey Dept of Environmental Protection and Energy (NJDEPE) to conduct a six-month pilot project which involved the full participation of commercial waste generators such as supermarkets and a food processor. The ASI project was geared toward the successful composting of source separated food and paper from supermarkets to help the state reach its recycling goal of 60%. With this effort, the state's waste management problems have been abated and both economic and environmental concerns were jointly addressed.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1993
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Implementing variable trash collection rates
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Paying for collection service according to volume of trash is an effective way to reduce waste and encourage recycling. Although there are different rate systems, the simplest method is paying per bag. However, certain problems exist within the program, such as lack of public information, illegal dumping and backyard burning. To ensure the success of trash collection rate implementation, detailed information and education on waste reduction should be available to the people, so that they may control the trash they generate and reduce their disposal bills.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1992
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Postpetroleum agriculture
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Conservation biologists outline the damage to global biodiversity that climate change will wreak. As a contribution towards the emergence of postpetroleum agriculture, some of the strategies and technologies that are experimented are presented.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 2004
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