Compressed windrow composting in California
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The use of large rectangular windrow piles created by adding one windrow close to another without any space between them improves land efficiency while composting. Conventional windrows need around twice the land area required to compost 120 tons per day of feedstock at a retention period of 60 days. The former method also improves process efficiency in its wake. The composting techniques used by California Waste Recovery Systems are briefly discussed.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1996
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Anaerobic composting for MSW
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A study by researchers at the University of California used 'anaerobic composting,' which combined an anaerobic digestion process that keeps organic waste in a solid content range of 25% to 32%, with an aerobic composting process to recover energy and soil conditioner from the biodegradable organic fraction of municipal solid waste (MSW). This process can reduce the volume of biodegradable MSW by 50% to 60%.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1993
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