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MSW Composting Facilities
Location Capacity
(tpd)
Start-up
Year
System
Vendor
Technology
Pinetop/Lakeside, AZ 10 91 Bedminster In vessel
New Castle, DE 370 closed Raytheon In vessel- Cocomposting
Dade County, FL 800 closed Agripost Windrow
Escambia, FL 250 closed --- Windrow
Miami, FL 500 permitting Bedminster In vessel
Pembroke Pines, FL 660 closed Reuter Shred/aerate
Sumter County, FL 50 88 Amerecycle Windrow
Barrien Co, GA. 40 closed Lundell Windrow
Cobb County, GA 300 96 Bedminster In vessel- Cocomposting
DeKalb, IL   pilot program   Aerated-turned Windrow
Buena Vista County, IA 27 1995 Lundell Windrow
Des Moines, IA 200 closed TRS Windrow
Coffeyville, KS 50 89 Resource Rec Windrow
Baltimore, MD 700 93 F.E.R.S.T. Tunnel Digester
Howard Co., MD 80 planning    
Montgomery Co., MD 50 1989 Resource Rec Windrow
Marlbourgh, MA 100 permitting Bedminster In Vessel
Mackinac Is., MI n/a 92 --- Aerated Pile
Mora (East Cent.), MN 175 91 Daneco Aerated windrow
St. Cloud, MN 50 88 Recomp Agitated bed
Truman, MN 85 91 OTVD/Ryan Shred/aerate
Pennington County, MN 8 90 Lundell Windrow
Filmore County, MN 11 87 --- Windrow
Goodhue, MN 12 permitting OTVD InVessel
Green Isle, MN 250 permitting --- Static pile/Windrow
Swift County, MN 10 90 Cal Recovery Shred/aerate
Lake o/the Woods, MN 5 89 --- Windrow
Wright County, MN 110 92 Buhler Shred/aerate
O'Neill, NE 100 1995 Arens Windrow
Ocean County, NJ 300 design Dalsem Veciap In Vessel
N. Pueblo Council , NM 150 planning ASP  
East Hampton, NY 35 1995   In Vessel
New York City, NY   Pilot   Windrow
Medina, OH 35   permitting   Windrow
Portland, OR 600 closed Reidel In Vessel (Dano)
Adams County, PA 150 planning   In Vessel
Rapid City, SD 183 design DANO In Vessel/ Aerated Windrow
Sevier County, TN 150 92 Bedminster In Vessel
Big Sandy, TX 50 closed Bedminster In Vessel
Hidalgo County, TX 200 closed Recomp Windrow
Manchester, VT 40 planning Bedminster In Vessel
Bellingham, WA. 100 closed Recomp Agitated bed
King County, WA --- Pilot   In Vessel/Windrow
Columbia County, WI 70 92 --- In vessel- Cocomposting
Portage, WI 20 1995   Drum w/Windrow
Source: Waste Age, March, 1996
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