Plugging into the composting process

Article Abstract:

The article focuses on the processing infrastructure of the Washington state composting company, Land Recovery Inc. The facility's systems, which include an automatically monitored aerated floor, are able to handle up to 250 tons per day of feedstock, made up primarily of chicken manure and yard cuttings, and are also designed to process biosolids and pre- and post-consumer food residuals.

Washington, Usage, Green technology, Land Recovery Inc.

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Public policy and private technology accelerate composting pace

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The Sorain Cecchini Group has converted an automobile manufacturing plant into a composting and recycling facility that can process up to 1,000 tons per day of organic feedstock. The article describes the systems used to process incoming wastes, such as mesh screens to separate undersized wet materials from oversized dry materials, trommel sorting of resultant compost, and multiple-state negative aeration.

Italy, Waste minimization, Waste reduction, Recycling industry, Sorain Cecchini Group

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Centralized composting facility opens its doors: new plant on Prince Edward Island uses two buildings for processing and curing incoming organics stream

Article Abstract:

Plant operations at a Prince Edward Island composting facility are described. The receiving and preprocessing building which sorts feedstocks and adds bulking agents, while the curing building houses aerated containers to cure compost and provides additional square footage for storing finished compost.

Facilities & equipment, Production management, Pollutants produced & recycled, Prince Edward Island, Buildings and facilities

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