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A coleta seletiva de lixo é separação dos materiais recicláveis do restante do lixo. Os principais materiais recicláveis são os papéis, vidros, plásticos e metais. A coleta seletiva do lixo começa na nossa própria casa, onde devemos separar os materiais recicláveis do restante do lixo e entregar nos postos de …

Diane Greer DARRIN IHNEN is looking at corncobs in a new light. Once left on the fields to rot, Ihnen is now harvesting the cobs along with the corn from 4,000-acres on his farm in Hurley, South Dakota – hoping to turn the field waste into income producing feedstock for …

Government, waste haulers, cartoneros and NGOs are working on increased recycling and composting. Nora Goldstein IN LATE 2005, the City Council in Buenos Aires, Argentina unanimously passed a law, “Integral Management Of Solid Urban Waste,” a Zero Waste law. The law sets goals and milestones to reduce the volume of …

Working with an area hauler and landfill company, wood processor diverts green waste for booming mulch and compost business. Rhodes Yepsen HANSEN‘‘S Tree Service, in Missouri‘‘s St. Louis metropolitan area, has an unusual setup, one that has proven to be quite successful for owner and President Jeff Hansen. In the …

CIWMB-funded study on composting emissions from food and green wastes provides valuable data. Bob Horowitz A NEW study funded by the California Integrated Waste Board (CIWMB) indicates that well-managed composting of green waste and food waste releases significantly less air pollution than previously thought. The study also demonstrates that a …

Land area required for support functions are in the range of 30 to 80 percent, depending on such factors as composting technology, air emission and leachate control, traffic and safety, buffer and product storage. George Savage THE addition of new composting facilities or expansion of capacity at existing ones is …

Green trimmings and woody materials are combined with food residuals at the A1 Organics Nevada site – bringing compost to the market for buyers who now understand its value. Molly Farrell Tucker AFTER 33 years in Colorado, A1 Organics is gambling on duplicating its composting success in the largely untapped …