Compost Facility Upgrade
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Proposed compost site causing stink in the suburbs
Original link: http://wgntv.com/2017/03/15/proposed-compost-site-causing-stink-in-the-suburbs/ DES PLAINES, Ill. -- Some suburban residents say "not in my neighborhood" to a proposal to build a composting site on a former landfill in Des Plaines. The site is located across from Oakton Community College and the concern is the odor the compost might create. The commercial compost site would be located on a landfill that has been closed since 1986 and would utilize 25 of the existing 160 acres. The composting would not include meat or dairy products. Attorney Jim Griffin represents the backers of the compost operation. He says a company called Patriot Acres LLC would lease the site from the archdiocese. “The owner of the parcel is the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago,” Griffin said. “It's going to be beneficial because it's going to…
Can Compost Kill? (article)
[originally found here: http://www.mnn.com/your-home/organic-farming-gardening/stories/can-compost-kill] Before we get started, let me get this disclosure out of the way: I love compost. From peeing on my garden mulch to composting the waste from my house move, I've written prolifically about my adventures in rotting biomass. I never fail to be amazed how nature’s regenerative powers can take dead, rotting waste, and cycle it back into life-enhancing black gold. Is compost the enemy? As an enthusiast, I've always been confused by the idea that anyone could not love compost. Yet these people exist. In fact, a quick search of the Internet will find those who don’t just “not love” compost — they actively hate it. Some even see it as a threat to our health, well-being and way of life. Take this impassioned,…