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Mechanical biological treatment of municipal waste: impact of retention time of the Rotary Drum Reactor
Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) is a proven technology for the treatment of municipal solid waste (MSW). The number of MBT plants is increasing significantly in recent years. In a significant number of these plants, the three major elements are a Rotary Drum...
Characterization of three industrial digestates and composts of digestates: Impacts of the composting step on the innocuousness of digestates
The use of treatment methods involving Anaerobic-Digestion (AD) is expanding rapidly for a wide range of organic waste in France/Europe. In addition to biogas, AD generates digestate, a partially stabilized/sanitized product. In the majority of cases digestate is...
Berkeley Lab and Department of Energy
Both the Berkeley Lab and the Department of Energy are committed to bringing science solutions to the reduction of atmospheric CO2 and sequestration of carbon. My lab (Andersen) is involved in examining the often-overlooked interplay between microbes that can...
Farmers Can Receive Grants to Move to Organic Farming
Two Midwestern states in the U.S. are offering farmers three years of support to move to organic crop production. Farmers would ditch GMOs along with their toxic pesticides and herbicides. The aim is to boost acreage of organically-grown crops in the U.S. once the...
Engineers Devise a Way to Harvest Wind Energy from Trees
Harvesting electrical power from vibrations or other mechanical stress is pretty easy. Turns out all it really takes is a bit of crystal or ceramic material and a couple of wires and, there you go, piezoelectricity. As stress is applied to the material, charge...
2015 REPORT ON LEGISLATION RELATED TO FOOD AND FARMING
Check out this report from the california food policy council on up to date legislation for state water quality, rising hunger, warming climate, and crisis levels of obesity and poverty.
Pátio de compostagem transforma resíduos orgânicos de feiras livres em adubo.
Video about how composting can be transformative! (In Spanish)
Geometric Ploughing Designs That Are Saving Topsoil
"A South Australian farmer has transformed his land into a gigantic geometric patchwork in a bid to fight soil erosion. Brian Fischer created the patterns at Ashmore White Suffolk Stud, north of Adelaide, following recent bushfires. In the absence of any vegetation,...
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With the ever-increasing population and consumerism, waste is mounting at exponential rates. The huge quantity of waste that is generated and then dumped, leads to both environmental and health hazards. Current garbage generation in India is 0.2 to 0.6 kilograms of...
Products, Services & Technology for carbon-smart biological farmers; Terra Char
Looking for a Green Revolution in technology, methods and materials to revamp your farm or garden soil? 'Terra Char is committed to transform agriculture by guiding farmers to adopt modern biological, carbon-smart methods of soil regeneration, fertility management,...
The Green Carbon Pathway
The Green Carbon Pathway A simple, universal method to sequester carbon & reverse climate change www.terra-char.com/greencarbon.html how plant photosynthesis pumps Carbon into soil a short animated powerpoint slide show’ Plants catch Carbon from air to convert to...
8.75 Million Metric Tons of Plastic Waste Entered the Ocean in 2010
It's hard to believe that an estimated 8.75 million metric tons (MT) of mismanaged plastic waste entered the ocean within the span of only one year; 2010. In a new study (click for link), published early Feb 2015, scientists calculated that 275 million metric tons...
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