Tag: Contamination

PRO.215-Development of Detailed Bioassays for Persistent Herbicides-AC22.CREF

Persistent herbicides (PH) pose an existential threat to commercial, municipal and community composting, and to the emerging circular economy. PH have been found in composts in many states and have cost compost producers millions of dollars. A survey of US Compost Council members composts revealed that approximately 4% of ready to sell composts have phytotoxic… Continue reading PRO.215-Development of Detailed Bioassays for Persistent Herbicides-AC22.CREF

PRO.212-Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Curbside Waste Composting-AC22.USCC

San Antonio now has the first composting operation in the western hemisphere using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to remove contaminants prior to composting. In partnership with several companies, the patent-pending NOCRAP (Non-Organics Contamination Removal Automation Process) was installed in Spring 2020 and uses shredding and screening to increase the effectiveness of the picking. The AI robots… Continue reading PRO.212-Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Curbside Waste Composting-AC22.USCC

FEE.221-Technology-Led Techniques to Reduce Contamination in Organics Recycling-AC22.USCC

There are few things more frustrating to an organics recycling professional than contamination. In the case of organics, there is no “silver bullet” for addressing the challenges posed by materials that contaminate the source-separated waste stream. In this session, Rubicon’s Director of Circular Economy Solutions, Ryan Cooper, will discuss, alongside panelists from Atlas Organics and… Continue reading FEE.221-Technology-Led Techniques to Reduce Contamination in Organics Recycling-AC22.USCC

FEE.219-Overcoming Contamination: Top 10 Best Practices from around the North America-AC21.USCC

I will share my top ten best practices for mitigating contaminates from both a proactive and reactive approach. The goal of this presentation is to inspire the audience to think differently about how they can take these best practices and develop a strategy to address the specific challenges they face. Speakers: Ted Dirkx Duration: 13… Continue reading FEE.219-Overcoming Contamination: Top 10 Best Practices from around the North America-AC21.USCC

FEE.218-Contamination-Free Compost After Food Waste Separation & Depackaging-AC21.USCC

My presentation will detail the ability to produce contamination-free organics for compost through the separation of food (and other organic) waste from its packaging onsite at compost facilities, food manufacturing, retail, municipalities, standalone facilities and transfer stations as a means to divert organic waste from landfills and repurpose/recycle the material. Speakers: Corey Rossen Duration: 16… Continue reading FEE.218-Contamination-Free Compost After Food Waste Separation & Depackaging-AC21.USCC

FEE.216-Persistent Herbicides in Compost: An Update-AC21.USCC

Herbicides that can remain in compost and cause damage in home gardens continues to harm our industry. These so-called “Persistent Herbicides”, including clopyralid, picloram, and aminopyralid, may be present in a variety of feedstocks. This past year has seen outbreaks of PH damage in North Carolina, Oregon and South Dakota. In this presentation you will… Continue reading FEE.216-Persistent Herbicides in Compost: An Update-AC21.USCC