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Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Cole, Matthew |
Author Affiliation: | Sales Manager of compost marketing, AllGro Division of Wheelabrator Water Technologies Inc |
Title: | Compost-right stuff to manufacture topsoil: With virgin material in short supply, more projects are using topsoil made from composts, sand and other feedstocks |
Section: | BioCycle forums: Compost users Other records with the "BioCycle forums: Compost users" Section
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Source: | BioCycle, The Journal of Composting & Recycling. Vol. 38, No. 11, November 1997, p. 61-63. |
Publishing Information: | Emmaus, PA: The JG Press, Inc. |
# of Pages: | 3 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Composts; Topsoil; Soil conservation; Soil mixtures; Composting; Sewage sludge; Business profile; Case studies
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Facility Names: | Central Park, in New York, New York; Buffalo Bills Practice Field, in Orchard Park, New York; Congressional Country Club, in Bethesda, Maryland |
Business Name: | AllGro, in Hampton, New Hampshire |
Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the limited availability of virgin top soil and offers compost manufactured topsoil as a viable option. Discusses topsoil specification, manufactured topsoil markets, and high profile projects. Provides examples of places using compost manufactured topsoil, such as the Buffalo Bills practice field in Erie County, New York; the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland; and the John F. Kennedy Airport. Also discusses the future of manufactured topsoil. |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | Pictures, b/w |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Cole, M. 1997. Compost-right stuff to manufacture topsoil: With virgin material in short supply, more projects are using topsoil made from composts, sand and other feedstocks. BioCycle. 38(11):p. 61-63. |
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