Missouri city builds its organics recycling capacity

Article Abstract:

Springfield, MO, has opened composting sites in 1989 to accommodate the large amounts of organic wastes which are dumped in landfills. The Yard Waste Recycling Center and the Brush Recycling Center are two facilities which accepts yard trimmings and brush from residents for free. Another project intended to extend landfilling capacity in the city is the creation of an additional food and wastepaper composting site. Feedstock sources include Banta Foods and Waste Management of Springfield. Furthermore, the city is involved in composting coffee grounds from the Dairy Farmers of America.

Management, Refuse and refuse disposal, Waste disposal, Springfield, Missouri

---

Wood fiber reuse strategies

Article Abstract:

Longaberger Co has successfully developed a reuse system for the wood residuals discarded from its basket making operations. The firm makes baskets which are made from logs which originate from Michigan and Wisconsin. The sawdust, wood cuttings and scraps are sold to be used as boiler fuel, animal bedding and landscaping timber for playgrounds. The majority of Longaberger's residuals are sent to Greenvalley Enterprises Inc, a firm with composting, mulching and topsoil operations.

Wood wastes, Wood waste, Basket makers, Longaberger Co.

---

Deconstructing buildings at former army base: Pilot project at Fort Ord in California shows how valuable materials can be recovered for reuse when facilities are taken apart carefully

Article Abstract:

The reuse strategy for the Fort Ord US Army Military Reservation incorporates goals of economic development, research and environmental protection. The wood products from the buildings were processed into mulch, the concrete was crushed and the metal recycled, with up to 90% of the materials able to be salvaged for reuse. The Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA) is providing jobs via the deconstruction process.

Usage, Building materials, Military bases

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: New horizons in composting and organics recycling. University makes strides with food residuals composting. Comparing composting technologies at correctional facilities
• Abstracts: Military bases step up recycling projects. Vermicomposting food residuals in two steps: New York community group composts commercial and residential organics in bins for ten days before feeding them to worms
• Abstracts: New solutions for poultry manure. Regulators tackle manure management
• Abstracts: Estimation using contingent valuation data from a "dichotomous choice with follow-up" questionnaire: a comment
• Abstracts: Dealing with yard trimmings in the Puget Sound. Ten years of home composting. Evolution of home-based strategies for residential organics

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.