[USCC] Landfill

[hirschsys@aol.com]

The publicly ran composting site in Sioux City Iowa.? The yard trimmings are going to a landfill in Nebraska.? 
It nearly happened in DesMoines a few years ago?but was stopped?with a veto of the legislation by the governor.
Myron H


-----Original Message-----
From: Maureen Reilly <maureen.reilly at sympatico.ca>
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Sent: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 9:14 am
Subject: Re: [USCC] Landfill





Which composting facilities have closed because clippings were allowed back 
into landfill?
I am unaware of any instances of this.  Can anyone cite an instance where 
this has happened?

Maureen Reilly


>From: hirschsys at aol.com
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>Subject: [USCC] Landfill
>Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:21:33 -0500
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>
>For future discusions:
>
>As active landfills put in gas collection systems they sometimes claim to 
>now be a recycling option because they capture?some of the methane.? This 
>has actually caused the closing of some good composting operations due to 
>yard trimmings being diverted back into landfills.
>
>Does someone have the?statistics on this subject?? Estimates of the carbon 
>going into a landfill would be fairly?easy to calculate, the captured 
>methane coming out is measureable.? An estimate of how long a landfill will 
>continue to produce is? available so therefore an efficiency should?have 
>been calculated.? I am sure it has , I just don't remember it.
>
>Could someone from the compost?group help me on this.???
>
>Thank you
>Myron Hirschman?
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