Hotels join the parade

Article Abstract:

Hotels across the US have turned to waste recycling and are elated by the enormous savings that have been generated. The Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. reported savings of $487, 373 in waste disposal expenses. Hotel Inter-Continental New Orleans reported a decrease in haulage fees from $5,000 to $1,000 a month. Smuggler's Notch resort in Vermont gained between $6,000 to $7,000 from redeemable bottles and cans since it started its recycling program. The American Hotel and Motel Association disclosed that all kinds of hotels are joining the bandwagon and environmental concern has become a priority.

Economic aspects, Hotels and motels, Waste management, Recycling (Waste, etc.), Recycling

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Compost meets the Web

Article Abstract:

The internet World Wide Web provides a variety of information on 7,529 composting sites. Selection of some representative composting sites on Web pages can help in overcoming the problem of time-consuming search for specific and relevant information. Some of these information cites are located in Canada, Virginia, and at the universities of Cornell, Essen, and Michigan. These Web pages provide historic and current information on composting, composting equipments, home composting, and organic resource management. Details of several Web sites are provided.

Information services, Compost, World Wide Web

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Successful bioremediation with compost

Article Abstract:

The Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina has employed a composting process developed by the Patterson Exploration Services to clean the region's soil from petroleum contamination. The process has, thus far, rectified 200,000 tons of soil of gasoline, diesel, oil, jet fuel, kerosene and motor oil contamination.

Evaluation, Pollution, Soil disinfection, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina

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