On the road to beneficial use
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New Jersey is seeking to fully utilize municipal solid waste for beneficial use on land and expand its already existing operations of small wastewater authorities and five composting facilities. Since the state stopped dumping sewage sludge into the ocean in 1991, only 22% of the total sludge generated in a year are either composted, land applied or used as landfill cover. The rest of the sludge are either exported as landfill to other states or incinerated. Plans for the expansion of sludge beneficial utilization are on its way and are contained in the overall statewide Solid Waste Management Plan.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1993
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East Coast states find new sludge routes
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A federal ocean dumping ban prohibiting the dumping of sewage presents problems to New York City and New Jersey which produce an average of 350 dry tons of sludge a day. There are plans for alternative sites for sludge as well as for land application, composting, chemical stabilization and pelletization of sludge. However, transporting sludge from the ocean to processing areas is difficult and have to be dealt with more realistically. A stable market for processed sludge will also help a lot in promoting these efforts for sludge utilization.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1992
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Expanding into biosolids utilization
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Indiana-based Rose Organics is planning to expand into marketing its compost products to increase the profitability of its waste disposal business. The company operates a composting facility and a lime stabilization plant that were specifically designed to process biosolids to produce wood waste compost. Major customers of its compost products, which combine waste with lime to obtain different pH levels, are coal companies and lawn and garden centers within the state.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1995
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