On-site in-vessel projects move forward
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On-site in-vessel projects that were initiated to handle low volumes of waste are expanding to gain process control and economy of scale. A project at the St. Louis Produce Terminal, Missouri, will compost 16,000 tons per year. Its product will be marketed by groceries who will contribute food scraps to the plant. A Celto Canadian Bio-Reactor planned for Berkeley will compost food residuals from coffee shops, juice bars and restaurants. Composting facility in Hanover will handle food residuals, yard trimmings, organic feedstocks and biosolids from Dartmouth College and town of Hanover.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1997
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When composting meets suburbia
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Nonfarming neighbours are complaining against the on-farm composting facilities at mushroom farms in suburban areas, Pennsylvania. The complaints lead to municipal ordinances restricting agriculture, changes in farm enterprises and abandoning of cultivation. The composting operations require large, flat open areas and heavy machinery to turn the windrows. The machinery generates noise and runoff is produced by the windrows. Larger farms get more complaints than smaller ones. The productive output of the farms and density of surrounding homes are the other causes of complaints.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1996
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On the road to a biosolids composting plant
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A pilot composting project initiated in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington provides solutions to problems mentioned in engineering reports of the BBBLENS. The BBBLENS is a cooperative organization formed to manage biosolid production at five wastewater treatment facilities. Cost of compost production, and saleability of the final products were two of the factors reviewed. Introduction of the recycled compost at later stages, and the bay and mixer configuration were a major challenge. The final product was able to pass the regulations of the health department.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1996
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