 |
|
| Frank Franciosi |
|
Greetings members,
Our Communicator this month is short but sweet - because we are getting ready for our family reunion at COMPOST2020.
This year’s conference will be a great one for takeaways for your community and stakeholders and learning the impact of compost on one of the most important topics of our time: climate change mitigation. We’re excited to watch you learn and network about best practices in our industry. We look forward to seeing you interact with equipment and service vendors who can help you be more productive in your manufacturing process. It’s especially rewarding for us to watch you connect with people who do what you do and from whom you can learn.
The conference is a great chance for:
- The compost manufacturer to talk over a coffee with a compostable tableware producer;
- A large-scale compost manufacturer to learn from a community composter on the front lines of contamination;
- A young professional to meet a seasoned mentor;
- A state or municipal regulator to discover the challenges of an entrepreneur learning the permitting ropes for the first time
We encourage you to get out of your comfort zone and use the resources that abound, and please help us recruit new members so we can expand the impact of our industry (see recruitment article below).
Looking forward to seeing you all in Charleston. Have a great conference!
Ted Dirkx of Vermeer, who speaks extensively about the importance of maintenance, delves into the topic in this month’s blog.
We have a special opportunity - and ask - for you, our members who are going to COMPOST2020. Be sure to pick up a Member ribbon or "We're All In" button at the registration desk - you’re going to need them, because...
 
|
The New Jersey legislature failed to reach an agreement on multiple waste and recycling bills before the end of its two-year legislative session on January 14 but momentum is expected to continue. Among the most high-profile items was an organics diversion requirement for select large generators.
At the end of 2019, BioCycle editors contacted national and regional composting stakeholders to ask about the two most important trends that influenced the composting industry in their region, or nationwide, in 2019 - and if they see those trends continuing in 2020. Organics disposal bans and tackling contamination were among the most popular repsonses, nationally and regionally.
|
Engineered Compost Systems (ECS) and Athens Services in Victorville, CA, have completed a project to compost food waste and yard waste collected in the Los Angeles region. California bill SB1383 and others have required increased organic diversion, which has pulled more food waste into the composting stream. Athens tapped ECS for help with upgrading their windrow facility to increase throughput while staying in compliance with air quality and surface water regulations. The high airflow ASP maintains near-optimal process conditions to speed bio-degradation while minimizing odor generation.
After being idle for nine years, the city of Bennington, VT, recently decided to restart their agitated bay composting facility. Since the city had been proficient with maintaining the facility and equipment during its dormant period, it was basically prepared to restart with the exception of the biofilter and control system. The biofilter media needed replacement, and the process control system required a major upgrade of components that no longer functioned. The city replaced the media, and BDP assisted the city in developing alternate operation methods until the process control system can be properly upgraded. The facility officially went back into service on August 28 and has since been generating a Class A compost that the city utilizes on its own projects.
Looking for new capabilities in its expanding soil erosion control division, Millwood Inc. of Ohio has finalized the purchase of CORE Erosion Control Services. This purchase brings a new product brand and the 30th location nationwide to the Millwood network.
On January 8, 2020, The JG Press, Inc. launched BioCycle CONNECT, a free e-issue that brings real-time access to the tools, knowledge and networks crucial to successful implementation of best-in-class organics recycling program. BioCycle CONNECT continues BioCycle’s 60-year leadership as the organics recycling authority in the next decade as we transition from a print to a digital platform in 2020.
Each edition of BioCycle CONNECT brings new feature articles, department items, event updates, breaking news and more on topics like composting, organics recycling, anaerobic digestion, compost and biogas utilization and food waste management - brought to you by BioCycle's "faculty" of experts. BioCycle CONNECT content links to BioCycle.net and incorporates the in-depth content that has been available for 60 years in print.
Click here to sign up.
Cedar Grove of Seattle, Washington, has partnered with Effenco and deployed Effenco’s Active Stop-Start™ technology on one of its existing collection trucks. This is a hybrid electric system designed to shut down the engine when the truck is idling. With numerous stops, collection trucks often spend a majority of their time idling; this system avoids unnecessary use of fuel and reduces emissions and noise during that time. For collection trucks that run in the evening; in close, residential quarters; or near schools, this can be very beneficial to the entire route and community.
Welcome to all our new members for November and December!
The annual Composting Council Research & Education Foundation’s Scholarship program's application period opens Monday, February 10. This scholarship is open to college students looking for financial assistance with their compost research projects.
In business for more than 45 years, A1 Organics continues to innovate organics recycling processes while taking advantage of increased market opportunities and fully supporting regulatory compliance and the need to ensure public health and safety.
There aren't that many options for putting your loved ones to rest. There's burial. There's cremation. Now, later this year in Washington state, it'll be legal to compost a human body. Soil scientist Lynne Carpenter-Boggs tells us how the process works and why she describes it as "beautiful."
28
Jan 2020
|
January 28-31, 2020; Charleston, SC
|
22
Feb 2020
|
Feb. 22, 2020; Syracuse, NY
|
28
Feb 2020
|
Feb. 28, 2020; St. Paul, MN and Streaming Online
|
16
Mar 2020
|
March 16-20, 2020; Santa Rosa, CA
|
19
Mar 2020
|
March 19-20, 2020; Berkeley, CA
|
30
Mar 2020
|
March 30 - April 2, 2020; Sacramento, CA
|
4
May 2020
|
May 4-7, 2020; New Orleans, LA
|
5
May 2020
|
May 5-7, 2020; Bay City, MI
|
17
Jun 2020
|
June 17-18, 2020; Minneapolis, MN
|
22
Jun 2020
|
June 22-26, 2020; Hillsborough, NJ
|
3
Aug 2020
|
Aug. 3-7, 2020; Lincoln, NE
|
14
Sep 2020
|
Sept. 14-18, 2020; Raleigh, NC
|
26
Jan 2021
|
Jan. 26-30, 2021; Ontario, CA
|
|
From the Top of the Pile
