Improving collection for food residuals

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Hutchinson, Minnesota, has started to include food residuals into its existing composting program for organic waste materials. The city has been given a grant of US$100,000, with 50% being allocated for setting up the organics collection system and the other 50% for training people involved in the project. Food waste is collected from two local supermarkets and two other large companies. Schools and local homes will be included at a later date. Store managers were worried that food waste would smell and attract flies and vermin outside their premises but this has not happened.

Refuse Systems, Waste Collection, Waste management industry, Waste management, Organic wastes, Sanitation services, Refuse collection, Hutchinson, Minnesota

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Organic herb farm composts on-site

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Van Drunen Farms generate farm wastes and compost these on the site in the farm. The farms composted about 1,500 tons of material in 1996 using the controlled microbial composting method. In the beginning, the farm used to send its process trimmings to the landfill, but gradually it became interested in organic farming methods. A composting unit was set up in a four-acre site. The farm has been able to generate stable humus in eight weeks and start a new batch every 12 weeks. The farm plans to compost two to three batches a year and increase their output.

Reports, Compost, Manures, R.J. Van Drunen and Sons Inc.

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Mushroom grower runs a compost business

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A mushroom farm, Hy-Tech, bought a semiautomated hydrator blending line which has improved the efficiency of its composting operation by one-third. It has also saved on labor costs and produces less smell. The hydrator adds 11,000 gallons of water to bales of hay which are taken out and left in large piles until they reach 140 degrees Fahrenheit. The substrate is composted for 12 to 14 days before being sold to mushroom farmers or used on Hy-tech's own farm. Spent substrate is recycled to produce other products.

Food crops grown under cover, Mushroom Growers, Mushroom Production, Production management, Equipment and supplies, Production processes, Vegetable industry, Plant growing media, Mushroom culture, Hy-tech

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