Financing options for composting firms
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Banks are more reluctant to finance composting operations than paper or plastic recycling operations as banks fail to perceive a quick payoff. Financing alternatives for composters can come from several sources, such as private investors, equipment financing/leasing companies and equipment manufacturers. State loans and grants are potential funding sources for companies expanding or starting operations. The most innovative method used is negotiation of land acquisition loan with a mortgage brokerage company by Recycling Organic Materials Inc, NY.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1996
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Collecting the unusual
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Collecting new recyclable materials is the growing trend among communities. In Iowa, old clothes are baled and recycled into wiping cloths or shipped for reuse overseas. Ann Arbor, MI and Sunnyvale, CA have instituted measures for oil, household and automobile batteries recycling while Charlotte, NC included appliances in its recyclable items to minimize illegal dumping in landfill sites. Additional items such as frozen food boxes and aseptic container are also recycled.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1992
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House of reclaimed products
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The Pierce County, WA, Solid Waste Div. built a modular house, dubbed the 'GreenHouse,' from recycled materials in 1992. Funded by the State of Washington and Pierce County, the house was built with labor donated by Auburn, WA-based Timberland Custom Modular Homes and designed by Stafford/Harris architects. Since its opening, more than a million people have visited the house.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1996
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- Abstracts: Teaching children about vermicomposting. Roving for household hazardous waste
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