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Web URL(s):http://www.biocycle.net/2009/07/21/municipal-yard-trimmings-composting-benefit-cost-analysis/
    Last checked: 01/17/2014
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Author(s):Miller, Ian; Angiel, Jeffrey
Author Affiliation:Miller: Senior Economist, Ecology & Environment Incorporated and Solid Waste Committee; Angiel: Assistant Municipal Engineer and Committee Liason, Amherst, New York
Title:Quantifying environmental benefits: Municipal yard trimmings composting benefit cost analysis
Source:BioCycle, The Journal of Composting & Recycling. Vol. 50, No. 7, July 2009, p. 21-24.
Publishing Information:Emmaus, PA: The JG Press, Inc.
# of Pages:4
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Clippings; Composting facilities; Cost efficiency; Environmental benefits; Facility profile; Labor costs; Yard waste
Facility Names:Town of Amherst Compost Facility, in Amherst, New York
Abstract/Contents:Profiles the town of Amherst's composting facilty, stating that "the town of Amherst, New York operates a highly successful composting facility serving a community of 117,000 residents." Also states that "the decision to build and operate the publicly owned 85,000 cubic yard facility was based in part on a desire to avoid high landfill disposal costs and to establish the resource recovery facility as the foundation of an environmentally progressive integrated solid waste management program."
Language:English
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Miller, I., and J. Angiel. 2009. Quantifying environmental benefits: Municipal yard trimmings composting benefit cost analysis. BioCycle. 50(7):p. 21-24.
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