• Incinerator Misinformation – Pyrolysis & Gasification

    Posted by Bill on June 22, 2014

    This misinformed effort to pretend that some types of incinerators aren’t incinerators has been laid to rest repeatedly, but the confusion still persists. The numbers below in brackets (e.g., )…


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  • Zero Waste Stories – It works!

    Posted by Bill on June 22, 2014

    I have provided links that anyone interested in Zero Waste might want to view. Take a look and learn! This is an operational pyrolyzer somewhere in the world. It shows…


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  • Op Ed in the Free Lance-Star

    Posted by Bill on June 20, 2014

    Don’t make county an incinerator guinea pig. Date published: 6/12/2014 ON MAY 27, the Free Lance-Star pub- lished an article by Vanessa Remmers titled “Landfill Facing $228K Shortfall.” Current landfill revenue does…


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  • Radioactive Fracking waste winds up in landfills, or worse

    Posted by Bill on April 18, 2014

    Oilfields are spinning off thousands of tons of low-level radioactive trash as the U.S. drilling boom leads to a surge in illegal dumping. The waste is a byproduct of…


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  • Alachua FL, Organics Recycling Facility Feasibility Study

    Posted by Bill on April 11, 2014

    http://www.alachuacounty.us/Depts/PW/Waste/Documents/Alachua%20Organic%20Recycling%20Report%20FINAL%207%2022%2010.pdf As a follow-up to the February study, this report provides detailed analysis of organics recycling. It lists recommendations and schematics for instituting a financially and logistically…


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  • Alachua, FL Waste Composition Study

    Posted by Bill on April 11, 2014

    http://www.alachuacounty.us/Depts/PW/Waste/Documents/AC_Report_Feb_2010_2.pdf After precisely determining the composition of waste in Alachua County, the study provides concrete solutions to increasing waste diversion through recycling.  It also describes solutions to increasing recycling program…


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  • FLORIDA ENERGY BILL HB7243

    Posted by Bill on April 11, 2014

    http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=44660 This Florida Energy Bill (2008) requires municipalities to reduce landfill disposal of waste by 75%. It encourages alternative Energy and “green” industry technologies, in addition to…


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  • Alachua Organic Recycling Report, July 2010

    Posted by Bill on April 11, 2014

    As a follow-up to the February study, this report provides detailed analysis of organics recycling. It lists recommendations and schematics for instituting a financially and logistically feasible facility that…


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  • Alachua (Florida) Waste Composition Study, Feb. 2010

    Posted by Bill on April 11, 2014

    After precisely determining the composition of waste in Alachua County, the study provides concrete solutions to increasing waste diversion through recycling. It also describes solutions to increasing recycling program…


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