Proceedings
of the 2000 Conference
Proceedings
of the 2000 Conference
Y2K
Composting in the Southeast
October
9 – 11, 2000, Charlottesville, Virginia
Edited
By:
Craig
S. Coker
NC
Division of Pollution Prevention
and
Environmental Assistance
Sponsored
By:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Cooperative Extension
University of Georgia
North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance
U.S. EPA Region IV Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response
Water Environment Federation
Hampton Roads Sanitation District
Virginia Poultry Federation
Center for Organizational and Technological Advancement
Recyc Systems
Greif Brothers
Grind All
ERTH Products
Packer Industries
Huck’s Hen Blend
McGill Environmental Systems
RKB Enterprises
Earth Systems & Solutions
Published
By:
NC Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance
For Additional
Copies:
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Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Virginia Tech University
421 Smyth Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0403
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Entire Conference - Exactly as it appears on our CD version.
OPENING GENERAL SESSION
“Odor: Quantification and Health Impacts”
Dr. Susan Schiffman, Duke University Medical School
COMPOSTING IN THE NEW
CENTURY
“Composting Trends in the Southeast”
N. Goldstein, Biocycle Magazine
“The 21st Century Organics Revolution”
M. Kessler, TIA Solid Waste Management Consultants
“The North Carolina Compost Promotional Initiative”
R. Alexander, R. Alexander Associates, Inc.
AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION
OF COMPOST
“Residual Effect of Municipal Solid Waste & Biosolids Compost on Snap Beans Production”
M. Ozores-Hampton, T. Obreza, and P. Stoffella, University of Florida
“Effects of Compost on the Growth of Fraser Fir Christmas Trees in North Carolina”
G. Peregrim, E&A Environmental Consultants
L. E. Hinesley, North Carolina State University
A. Kahlilian, R. Williamson, M. Sullivan, J. Mueller, and F. Wolak, Clemson University
PLANNING AND DEVELOPING
COMPOSTING PROGRAMS
“Composting Food Wastes at the 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games”
C. Salter, Soil FoodWeb, Inc.
C. Coker, NC Division of Pollution Prevention & Environmental Assistance
C. Boekelheide and A. Gill, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Waste Reduction
“In-Vessel Food Residual Composting”
B. Broom, RKB Enterprises
NON-AGRICULTURAL COMPOST
UTILIZATION
“Soil Amendments for Roadside Vegetation in Virginia”
G. Evanylo, J. N. Booze-Daniels, W. L. Daniels, and K. Haering, Virginia Tech University
“Erosion Control and Environmental Uses For Compost”
R. Tyler, Green Horizons
B. Stinson, Grind-All
W. King, ERTH Products
J. Bonnette, Cheogh Ranger District, National Park Service
R. Green, T. Grist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
CASE STUDIES
“Composting Biosolids in Virginia: Case Studies of Three Facilities”
E. Epstein and C. Alix, E&A Environmental Consultants
M. Maiden, Town of Abingdon, Virginia
C. Poe, Harrisonburg-Rockingham Regional Sewer Authority
N. Wescoat, Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority
“Medium-to-Large Scale Vermicomposting Systems”
R. Sherman-Huntoon, North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension
“Composting Operations at Cherokee Tribal Facilities”
J. D. Long, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Utilities
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
“Planning, Design and Operational Issues That Affect Odor Control at Composting Facilities”
E. Epstein, E&A Environmental Consultants
“Recycling and Biomass Energy”
G. Garland and R. Green, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
“Lime-Stabilized Soil for Use as a Compost Pad”
L. Sikora, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Soil Microbial Systems Laboratory
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
“Improving Composting by Control of the Solid Matrix Structure”
K.C. Das, E.W. Tollner and M.A. Eiteman, University of Georgia
“Evaluation of Aerated Container Composting of University Pre-Consumer and Post-Consumer Food Waste” (Evaluation of Aerated Container Composting of University pre-consumer and post-consumer Food Waste)
B. Faucette, K.C. Das, and M. Risse, University of Georgia
“Custom Application of Biofertilizers from Recycled Organic Waste”
M. O’Farrell, Hungry Mother Organics
POSTERS
Davy Simonson, U.S. EPA Region IV Office of Solid Waste
“University of Georgia Composting and Bioconversion Center” (University of Georgia Bioconversion Center)
E.W. Tollner, University of Georgia
Don Boekelheide, Mecklenburg County MCPLANT Program