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The design and implementation of a Pilot Program for compo sting organics from residential and commercial sources is discussed. This Pilot is perhaps unique in that it not only deals with various political and geographical entities, soliciting the cooperation of the organic material generators but also develops handling systems, a model compost facility, projections for utilization of the finished compost and provision for cost comparison with other waste handling methods.
Paper presented at the European Commission International Symposium, ‘The Science of Composting,’ held in Bologna, Italy, May 3D-June 2,1995.
The authors: Robert Diener, professor and Chair, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Technology, WVU, PO Box 6257, Morgantown, WV 26506: Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics, Box 6108 WVU, Morgantown, WV 26506; Executive Director and Projecr Manager, Putnam County Solid Waste Authority, 2945 Putnam Ave., Hurricane, WV 25526: Director, Eastern Rensselaer County Solid Waste Management Authority, PO Box 267 Stephentown. NY 12168; and Board Member/Composting Coordinator, Putnam County SWA, 2945 Putnam Ave., Hurricane, WV 25526: respectively.
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Diener, R.G., Collins, A., Meneses, R., Morris, M., Dame, A. (1996). Political Implications for Integrating Composting into Solid Waste Management in West Virginia, USA. In: de Bertoldi, M., Sequi, P., Lemmes, B., Papi, T. (eds) The Science of Composting. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1569-5_47
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