The grocer-farmer composting connection
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A grocery store chain in rural western Wisconsin is involved in a composting research project with the University of Wisconsin farm, since Feb 1996. The aim is to divert the commercial organics from landfills to decentralized farm composting sites. About 5000 pounds of produce, floral remains, waxed corrugated cardboard are transported weekly to the university farm by a private hauler. The finished compost is distributed in the university farm fields. Strict state requirements for food residual composting may pose problems in farm composting of organics.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1996
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Universities test organics recycling
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Many universities in the US are testing the compositing method by making use of waste food, paper and cafeteria residuals found in the colleges. In Johnson State College, a maintenance crew collects food waste and dumps them into a pad. The manure pile is covered with saw dust to avoid odor from spreading. After the waste is composted, it is processed and mixed in a manure spreader where it becomes ready for use. The composting price of hauling reduces with minimal nitrogen leaking into the soil, making composting a profitable method.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1993
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Recycling and composting on campus
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The University of Massachusetts (UMass) formed the Office of Waste Management (OWM) in 1989 to deal with the trash collection and recycling programs of the university. Umass, with 23,000 students and 5,500 staff and faculty, was generating 6,000 tons of trash yearly which made it imperative to create a department to specifically handle the growing problem. In addition to managing UMass' trash, the OWM is also generating an income since it acts as a regional processing and transfer facility,
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1998
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