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Tulsa, OK Chooses Incineration Over Composting (article)

Article reposted from: http://www.energyjustice.net/content/tulsa-ok-chooses-incineration-over-composting Tulsa, OK Chooses Incineration Over Composting August 14, 2014 — Josh - by Jarrel Wade, August 6, 2014, Tulsa World Trash board members voted Tuesday to begin the process of seeking bids for contractors to pick up curbside green waste and take it to the city’s burn plant. The recently introduced plan from the Tulsa Authority for Recovery of Energy is to send green waste to the city’s burn plant permanently, essentially ending Tulsa’s curbside green-waste program as it was originally promised. The TARE board vote authorizes staff to invite bids from contractors for board evaluation and possible acceptance at future meetings. The vote followed discussion about several contractual obligations that hindered implementation of the new plan. TARE officials have said their goals are to keep…

Thermal kill temperatures obtained!

After a huge storm last weekend, tons of leaves came down on the block. By Monday they had dried out and I was there for the sweeping. I put my shredder to use and converted 3 bags of leaves into one full, dense bag of shredded brown fuel. I added a bunch of leftovers, the compost toilet bucket, weeds I picked from the side yard, and cat food that the picky guy doesn't want to eat anymore. On a side note, my cat seems to only want the cheap processed crap. I tried feeding him some super good stuff with real meat in it, and he doesn't want it! Anyway, it makes great fuel. My pile has been at or above 131 F for a few days now. Yay! According…

Adding Weeds to the Compost – Do’s and Don’ts (video)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ2INj2LA8g Great video with some examples of weeds that have gone to seed. With a large enough compost pile, you can cook all your weed seeds anyway, but it definitely takes practice.