Composting
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Climate, Composting, General
Compost Council Of Canada’s Virtual Annual Conference
The 30th Annual Organics Recycling Conference of The Compost Council of Canada (CCC), originally scheduled to be held in Moncton, New Brunswick in late September 2020, has taken on the challenges of COVID and, “just like the composting process itself, taken something that is unwanted and turned it something great.” To be held September 28–October...
AD & Biogas
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AD & Biogas, Business+Finance, Facilities
Wisconsin Dairy Digesters Produce RNG
Developers and distributors of renewable natural gas (RNG) have been partnering with dairies in a number of states to convert existing biogas digesters to RNG production. Most recently, U.S. Gain completed installation of gas production equipment at two Wisconsin farms — the Dallmann East River Dairy, LLC in Brillion, and the S&S Jerseyland Dairy, LLC in Sturgeon Bay.
Food Waste
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Collection, Compostable Packaging, Composting, Food Waste
Food Waste Composting At North Carolina County Landfill
Rotary drum composter processes residential and commercial food waste with ground yard trimmings. The infrastructure spawned a food waste collection service.
Climate
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Climate, Composting, Markets
California’s SB 1383 Requires Water Efficient Landscapes
The California Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) sets standards for new development and retrofitted landscape projects with the intent to reduce the amount of water used for irrigation in the state.
Climate, Connections, General
Connections: Weird Weather
The earth may be getting warmer but for me the most frightening thing is that the weather is getting weirder. What we now refer to as climate change was initially and is still sometimes called global warming.
AD & Biogas, Business+Finance, Climate, Composting, Food Waste
Codigestion Of Food Waste In California
New report finds that half of California’s landfill-bound food waste could instead be diverted and codigested at wastewater treatment plants in the state.
Markets
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Markets
Compost And Mulch Utilization On California Almond Farm
Tom Rogers and his brother Dan grow almonds on 175 acres of flat, sandy loam soils near Madera, California.
Composting, Contamination, Markets
Persistent Herbicide Use Is Persisting
Get the update about the continuing risk of compost contamination from persistent herbicides.
Composting, Markets
Compost And Plant Disease Suppression
A microbial, community ecology approach to design compost amendments creates more reliable and resilient methods to suppress globally distributed soilborne pathogens.
Deborah A. Neher
BioCycle November/December 2019
