composting material News
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Multi-million pound tender for Rutland’s waste
Rutland County Council has issued a tender worth £19.2m for the disposal and treatment of its refuse. The contract is split into three separate lots. Lot one is for the treatment of waste, lot two is for the disposal and treatment of recyclable material and lot three is for the disposal and treatment of compostable material. The council intends to contract with a provider or providers for ...
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The production process of powdery organic fertilizer
Unlike chemical fertilizers, organic fertilizers provide nutrients to soil organisms in addition to plants, helping to build healthy soil rather than destroy it. Therefore, there are always business opportunities for bio-organic fertilizers. This article will introduce the production process of powdered organic fertilizers, and granular fertilizers can also be produced through organic fertilizer ...
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ECN Guidelines for Use of Quality Compost
In the first week of September ECN has published the 'Guidelines for Use of Quality Compost in Growing Media' as Part D of the ECN QAS Quality Manual. These guidelines set out suggested minimum quality criteria for compost when used as a constituent in horticultural growing media. They apply to composted material prior to blending with other substrates and not the final growing medium mix. ...
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Update on EPA release of clopyralid interim decision
Losing the battle but winning the war? The U.S. EPA released its clopyralid interim decision (ID), and it’s not all bad news! The EPA released the ID on the reregistration of clopyralid on March 18, and, while we did not get much of what we asked for, taking a long view shows significant progress. Unlike earlier rounds of reregistration, the ID clearly states "clopyralid is persistent in ...
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Innovative composting system halves waste reduction time
Independent composting firm Greenview Environmental is opening the first of four cutting edge ‘organic refineries’ next month. Using an in-vessel aeration system developed by Greenview Environmental founder John Jardine, the refinery will start production on 1 July in Corby. The IVAS composting technology reduces kerb-collected municipal and commercial organic waste to soil improver in just six ...
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EWA Fermenter Rapid composting of waste
From one side it looks like an ordinary shipping container. From the other side it appears to be a perpetual motion machine which spins, hisses and makes a variety of other noises. From the inside, the Solbien EWA Fermenter from the Czech company Agro Eko is a highly mechanised system for the rapid composting of waste. “You put the waste you want to compost in one end of the container and ...
By Elmia AB
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Green Software: Compost Plant Management
Increase the profitability of your composting business with user-friendly, hands-on systems that guarantee quality documentation and tracking of your core business information. Our system Compost Software provides a broad range of special applications for compost plants that let you track all relevant data for processing material in your plant. This helps you to make fully informed decisions ...
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Inland Empire, L.A. County honored by U.S. EPA for composting partnership efforts
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Pacific Southwest region today presented its esteemed Environmental Champion award to the Inland Empire Regional Composting Authority (IERCA) and the Los Angeles County Sanitation District for their work to develop a partnership composting program and state-of-the-art renewable energy composting facility. The award was presented by EPA’s ...
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BACKHUS Series 21
Edewecht, Munich, November 4, 2010 – Shortly after celebrating their 25th anniversary, BACKHUS EcoEngineers will be launching a new series of turners, the BACKHUS 21 series. With the new machines, the world’s leading company for turners is reacting to the growing demands in the composting sector. In their 25 years in the composting business, BACKHUS EcoEngineers have succeeded in ...
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Plastics Composting at Home
As landfills continue to expand, many consumers continue to look for ways to recycle. A proposed new ASTM International standard, WK35342, Specification for Home Composting of Biodegradable Plastics, will educate consumers on the process of home composting these materials. The proposed standard will illustrate great potential for responsible home waste management. “The proposed standard is ...
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BASF and Joraform Worldwide Cooperation Agreement
BASF and Joraform has recently signed a worldwide cooperation agreement focused on promoting each other’s products. Joraform the world leader of local composting has executed a series of tests on biodegradable cups, plates and biobags made from BASF´s ecovio compound. These tests has taken place in Joraform’s testing facility in Sweden in the JK5100 compost machine, and the ...
By Joraform AB
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bio-plastic, PLA
Bioplastics are an alternative to thermoplastic materials from the fossil industry. Composed of vegetable carbon (obtained by processing corn starch, potato), bioplastics are biodegradable. These materials can be composted. These bioplastics are an alternative to ABS or Polycarbonate; they have the same mechanical properties (service life, hardness). The drawback is the limited heat resistance of ...
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Airlift Separator Featured in WHEN Magazine
Ned Foley of Royersford, Pennsylvania (USA) said that one of the things that has helped his business to grow is his use of an Airlift Separator. “With the amount of plastics that there are in food and wood waste, I couldn’t do what I do without this piece of equipment,” he said. “Even though we work diligently to train the folks that bring us yard waste and food ...
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Compost and climate change: a novel mitigation strategy?
Native soils are thought to take up more of the greenhouse gas methane than land used for farming. This study shows that, while agriculture can exert an adverse impact on soil methane uptake, the application of soil conditioners like compost may compensate for loss of the methane sink function. The researchers propose new land management strategies based on this finding. Agriculture has become ...
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North Yorkshire awards seven year recycling contract
A new contract, which could increase recycling rates to 75%, has been awarded by North Yorkshire County Council. The seven-year contract to operate 17 recycling centres was awarded to May Gurney in the hope it will make the necessary improvements to increase recycling rates. May Gurney has said it plans to make changes to the sites, including improving signage and offering more opportunities ...
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Wildcat TR521 from Vermeer enhanced for more power and easier operation
Vermeer introduced a newly enhanced trommel screen that puts more control in the hands of the operator and more power to produce a quality end product. The TR521 trommel screen is now available with a Cummins 110-horsepower (82.1 kW) Tier 4i/Stage IIIB engine, increasing power by 10 percent. The TR521 has additional features designed to process mulch, compost and pre-screen green waste material ...
By Vermeer
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Composting industry`s growth is set to continue
Results from the annual Association for Organics Recycling survey has shown a nine per cent increase in recycled organics. The 2007/08 report, put together by AFOR and the Waste & Resources Action Programme, showed 4.5 million tonnes of source segregated waste was composted in the UK with half of this sold on and industry reporting turnover of more than £165m in the year to April 2008. ...
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US Composting Council Announces the Hiring of its New Executive Director
The United States Composting Council (USCC) is delighted to announce the hiring of Michael Virga as its new Executive Director, effective today. Mr. Virga, formerly the Executive Director of Forestry at the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), has been engaged in sustainability efforts throughout his thirty-year career. "Michael brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the ...
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Quality compost’s business potential tested on roofs
Quality recycled compost will be used for green roofs and rain gardens, among other innovative projects, in trials to explore the material’s technical and commercial potential. The trials, organised by the Waste & Resources Action Programme, will also continue research into regenerating brownfield sites to grow biofuel crops, which it began in 2007. Projects will start this year across the ...
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Composts that contain biodegradable plastics may hinder plant growth
Composts containing biodegradable plastics may hinder rather than help plant growth, according to a recent study by university scientists in Poland. These findings have implications for waste management practices within the EU. It is important to assess the quality and potential environmental risks associated with composts prepared from different wastes. Biodegradable plastics - known as ...
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