Tackling organics at the summer games

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The waste management strategy at the Atlanta Olympics, 1996, involved a mixed waste processing plant in Fulton County and a two acre composting site in Conyers, Georgia. Fifteen to 20 people sorted out plastic and aluminium beverage containers and the plant operated in three shifts at the waste processing facility. Odor was successfully controlled through massive air exchanges and the Ecolo odor control misting system. Feedstocks, processed mixed waste, wood chips and horse manure were layered and put together with a turner prior to being put in piles at the composting facility in Conyers.

Reports, Refuse and refuse disposal, Waste disposal, Olympics, 1996 AD

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Markets for Minnesota mulch

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Ceres Environmental Inc, United States, processes tons of wood debris to make mulches, wood chips and composts which are sold in the market. The waste wood is brought to the facility where it passes through grinders or shears and the chips are then arranged in different piles according to their texture and color. Ceres processes 95 percent of the waste wood into chips, mulch or compost and sells the remaining as saw logs and firewood. Ceres processes different types of mulches and wood according to the needs of the customers for marketing their products successfully.

Management

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Sawmill thrives with mulch division

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Biglerville, PA-based sawmill and lumber manufacturer Mountain Valley Farms turned hardwood bark into a profitable venture after deciding to produce mulch from bark residuals. The company, one of the largest pallet manufacturing concerns in the state, previously burned all the bark from its sawmill operation. It is now a major supplier of mulch to landscapers, garden centers and retailers in eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland and southern New Jersey. Mountain Valley is planning to purchase a wood colorization system and expand into recycling of municipal yard trimmings.

Cases, Lumber industry, Waste management, Company Profile, Bark, Bark (Botany), Mountain Valley Farms

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