Bringing composted feedstocks to market

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It is important to compost to fulfill customer requirements, rather than simply using the available materials, according to Kalamazoo Landscape Supplies Inc founder Jim Glas. He emphasizes that the company composts items on the basis of what they are intended to grow. Renewed Earth Inc, a second company formed after Kalamazoo Landscape Supplies obtained a compost site through the liquidation of a topsoil supplier, has its own compost recipes. These change only in response to customer comments. Glas states that timing the compost in order to have mature quality and sufficient quantity at the time of sale presents significant challenges.

Officials and employees, Interview, Glas, Jim, Kalamazoo Landscape Supplies Inc.

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California strives to reach 50 percent

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California's landmark landfill legislation, Assembly Bill 939, which was passed in 1989, calls for the state to divert 50% of solid waste from landfills by 2000. While many California counties and cities will not meet the requirement, between 25-30% of jurisdictions will reach the 25-30% mark by end-2000, with most being in the upper 30s to 49% range,says Dan Eaton, chairman of the California Integrated Waste Management Board. The factors contributing to the failure of some jurisdictions to meet the deadline are lack of resources, leadership and education.

Laws, regulations and rules, California, Refuse and refuse disposal, Waste disposal, Environmental policy

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Chitin research opens up crab shell profits

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A Maryland crab composter, New Earth Services, has launched a second business that extracts chitin from the shells and sells it for commercial use, such as biodegradable sutures, paper coatings and food preservatives. New technology enables the new venture, ChitinWorks America, to extract chitin through a hydrochloric acid wash, and the resulting material is dried, ground, and packaged for sale.

Maryland, Usage, Chitin, Waste management, Seafood industry, Shells

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