University composting program serves four local communities

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The composting program of the University of Maine's Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR), started in 1990, provides recycling facilities to the regional communities of Orono, Milford, Veazie and Orrington. The composting operation includes the collection of leaves, manure, brush scraps and food scraps. With the help of shared resources, ORCR is increasing its' composting rates, and efficiently serves the recycling needs of the region. The university's program is unique in its integration of academics with resource conservation and recycling.

University of Maine

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Composting yard waste under cover and over air

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The Pierce County Composting Facility is the successful collaborative product of the public and private sectors. The facility, located at the outskirts of Purdy, WA, might have been a threat to the watershed of theBurley-Minter Environmentally Sensitive Area if it has not been outfitted with safety features such as a high roof for raincover to prervent runoff and an aeration system to control temperature of the compost bed. The Land Recovery Inc operates the county-owned project which saves a lot of money than landfilling the materials.

Design and construction, Compost, Recycling (Waste, etc.), Recycling, Resource recovery facilities, Organic fertilizers, Waste products as fertilizer, Washington (State), Pierce County, Washington

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Entrepreneurs expand markets for recycling products

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It is becoming increasingly common for companies in the US to use recycled materials as feedstocks. The Chelsea Center for Recycling and Economic Development in Cambridge, MA, has published a list of 173 companies in Massachusetts alone that use an estimated 3.7 million tones of recycling materials each year. They include paper mills, foundries and manufacturers of textiles and glass. This trend is being encouraged by the Chelsea Center through its new Recycling-Based Economic Development Grant Program.

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