Composting Organic Wastes Is Effective, But At What Price?
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Some are thinking really hard at how they are going to reach their goals, with mounting societal pressure over organic waste disposal and green house gas production, combined with landfill diversion targets. Organic waste composting is usually the ideal solution for beginning a landfill diversion project, but unless there is an existing composting facility in the community, the cost of a new site is prohibitive. From inception to collaboration to implementation, launching a composting
project is a time consuming project. Before you can make an intelligent decision there are many things you should know.
Not only the entry cost for a composting project, but also the community acceptance, is key. If locals complain about the smell, noise, more vermin, traffic, and fire risk, the task may be over prior to ever getting out of the committee.
Expenses include transportation, new procedure implementation, collection, quality control, consultation, tests, and more. It's no shock that many are over-budget the first year of operating.
However this may change in the Memphis area. Agra Cycle's created a new in vessel unit for vertical composting. (VCU for short) named the Vee-Stack. VCU's operate worldwide but are primarily in UK and Australia. These two countries have exceeded the most stringent composting requirements for over three decades. They have found ways to make the manufacturing process less expensive than those made overseas.
Large companies and communities can meet and exceed their landfill diversion targets with installation of Vee-Stack, it will not only eliminate production of green house gases but also provide a finished product that is an effective and measurable carbon sink while promoting sustainable agriculture.However, the true revolution is in PR. The PR for an environmentally sound, sustainable recycling project are enormous and timely. Citizens, no matter what their political beliefs, can support composting. It spreads pride among people who desire to be proactive and help make the soil better and keep the environment clean.
According to Agra-Cycle, "There are two keys to operational success using a Vee-Stack. The first is in organic waste processing, where a balanced and combined ratio of carbon to nitrogen has to be attained. Then the pH values must be adjusted, followed by precise moisture control, and finally loading into the Vee-Stack. The client's problem is resolved by Agra-Cycle.
The second part happens with the normal draft induction process. Air enters the Vee-Stack from the bottom which greatly enhances the composting process in the chamber. If you know what a chimney fire is then you get a good concept of how the Vee-Stack operates. When thermal patterns move to the top of the stack, microbes that live at very hot temperatures come alive. In most cases this is referred to as the Stoichomatic range. For traditional composting techniques, these thermal ranges pose a fire threat and must be avoided no matter what, yet with in vessel building these temperatures are harnessed for process promotion. The possibility of fire is eliminated due to the high moisture content of
this process. The microbes eat all the smelly gases and hydrogen sulfides that create problems with other methods of composting. The machine basically functions as it's personal bio filtration system. The Vee Stack is totally self contained; and, it even gathers and recycles leechate back into the system so that it can be composted, also.
Supporting recycling which is sustainable and landfill diversion is the goal which we hope to achieve by working with companies and local communities which are in support of these things. The Vee Stack can be customized to accommodate a variety of needs. After maintenance, oversight, and operation, the completed product is taken from the Vee Stack. Agra Cycle offers the special experience and knowledge for consistently processing organic waste and much more inexpensively than what you're spending on collection now.About ten tons of organic waste per day can be processed by continuous use of Vee Stack. More tonnage can be accommodated with more than one unit. Depending on the composition of organic waste, the process is typically completed in 14-21 days.
Not only is there already a list of benefits accruing, but in addition, waste will be down twenty-five percent. This is truly sustainable.Agra-Cycles is the sole proprietor of this technology and they are very committed to the mission of implementing sustainable recycling project in their home state of Tennessee, not as a preference but as a priority. Based in Tennessee, non-profit corporation Agra-Cycle promotes agriculture which can be sustained as well as providing resources of an educational nature. Every contribution is completely tax deductible. Please see a tax expert for the recent tax laws.
Copyright 2010 Greg Traver |
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To learn more about organic waste recycling please visit www.agracycle.com
Greg Traver is a webmaster, independent freelancing copywriter and syndicated columnist. Amusing and instructive have been his works which are available online all over the world. You may find more at www.organic-gardening-for-life.com
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Greg Traver
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2010-09-01 20:15:53 |
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