Paper mill ventures into vermicomposting

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Liberty Paper's paper mill in Becker, MN, joined a project last summer that uses vermicomposting to biodegrade the firm's corrugated residuals and starch biosolids. The mill, which recycles corrugated containers into corrugated products, generates 150 wet tons of residuals a week and starch effluent. The facility for the project was a self-contained vermistabilization module which used Eisenia Foetida worms. The entire vermicomposting process lasted 50 days. The module was later dismantled due to the lack of a heated building. There are plans to build a permanent vermicomposting facility.

Management, Compost, Compost plants, Liberty Paper Inc.

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Pilot to full scale: multifamily recycling on Vancouver's North shore

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The North Shore Recycling Program (NSRP) is a public agency in North Vancouver, BC which aims to facilitate waste management among the three municipalities between the North Shore Mountains and Burrard Inlet. NSRP hired the services of International Paper Industries Ltd to collect, process and market recyclables from 37,500 single-family homes. Homeowners were encouraged to collect and classify their garbage into blue boxes and bags which are then processed or recycled.

Paperboard mills, Pulp mills, Evaluation, Refuse and refuse disposal, Waste disposal, International Paper Co., Vancouver, British Columbia, Sanitation workers

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Pulp and paper industry's diverse organics stream

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An overview is presented on the reuse of by-products and wastes from pulp and paper production. Mill sludge can be composted or land applied, adding nutrients and carbon to soils, while wood fiber is reused or designated as fuel.

United States, Statistical Data Included, Wood pulp industry, Waste minimization, Waste reduction, Pulp industry

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