All Blog Posts Tagged 'composting' (5)

Great PD Article about Cleveland Downtown Composting Program

Large volume of waste

A recent study by the waste industry found that organic materials made up half of all household solid waste -- and up to 75 percent of that can be composted and re-used. Jill Ziegler and others said the numbers are probably even higher for sports arenas and certainly for restaurants but no doubt lower for…

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Added by Victoria on May 17, 2010 at 10:58am — 1 Comment

quasar energy group facility tour

On a recent tour of the quasar energy group's biomass anaerobic digester we learned about a proven technology to process organic waste. quasar is a full service waste-to-energy company with a superior laboratory and engineering facility at The Ohio State University's Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) campus located in Wooster, Ohio. Jason Ziss and Mark Suchan, both in…

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Added by Victoria on April 7, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Local Supermarket Starts Composting!

Heinen's, a locally owned and operated grocery chain with 17 stores, has partnered with Rosby to begin composting food scraps in its Mayfield Village, Middleburg Heights, and Brecksville stores. The program, which started last fall, has been successful and the company plans to continue to roll this out to its remaining stores. Heinen's is also looking at its entire waste stream for opportunities.… Continue

Added by Annabel Khouri on February 18, 2010 at 12:10pm — 1 Comment

Waste Management Composting Technology

Waste Management (WM) owns a landfill in Solon that no longer accepts municipal solid waste. Since 2001, Stouffer's, located nearby, has used methane gas from this landfill. This fuel source meets about 80% of Stouffer's processing and plant heating needs. WM uses a recovery, compression and treatment system to capture the methane.

The Solon WM site currently accepts construction and demolition… Continue

Added by Annabel Khouri on January 27, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

3 Tons Diverted Through Downtown Composting Pilot

After months of planning and negotiating with participants and vendors, a group of organizations in downtown Cleveland went through a 3 week composting pilot program aimed to divert pre-consumer food scraps from going to landfill. Approximately 3 tons of food scraps, waxed cardboard and paper packaging were composted. Landmark, a local waste solutions provider and servicer, played the role of the hauler and Sagamore Soils, which… Continue

Added by Annabel Khouri on December 10, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments