Composting the big apple

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New York City's Department of Sanitation (DOS) in collaboration with the Center for the Biology of Natural Systems at Queens College implemented a residential food waste collection program in Brooklyn as part of its 'Intensive Recycling Program'. The program aims to measure the city's capacity for recycling and composting residential wastes. The inclusion of food wastes as recyclable items increased Brooklyn's recycling rate from 19% to 33%. The success of this program generated new recycling and waste management projects such as institutional and home composting which could be implemented in the future.

New York, New York

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Private-public partners win big in composting

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A composting site established at El Corazon, an abandoned mining site in Oceanside, CA, has proved very successful. The facility, created on the basis of a suggestion from Mary Matava, founder of Agri Service, uses yard trimmings collected from local residents and some commercial companies. It currently handles around 100 tons a day, with the composting time being determined by the end use. The bulk of the end product is used within Oceanside itself.

Management, Compost plants, Oceanside, California

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Winery's wastewater provides a composting plus

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Gallo Vineyards has prospered not only through wine manufacturing but also by converting the organic by-products generated at its grape-crushing plant in Fresno, CA, into compost using its wastewater. The winery manufactures over 40,000 tons of finished compost annually. About two-thirds of the finished compost, which is certified organic, is sold to the agricultural market, mainly vineyards, within a 60-mile radius of the Fresno ranch.

Wine industry, Wineries, Gallo Vineyards

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