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• ....;- allows more air to be trapped in the five years old, which look as fresh as '1 windrows, a vital element needed for the day they were collected.That's be- Js. the decomposition process. When cause the decomposition process has ��..^_ temperatures reach upwards of 140°to stopped. If the piles of windrows areolio ` :Pk �'� 160°, the windrows arc ready to be not turned regularly and the oxygen is turned. depleted, you will get a sudden awa- �'- / The 11 windrows are - rned over kening when you turn the piles for the every month, and the finished pr uct first time. It's known as the presence is ready in about nine months. Ac- of anaerobic bacteria — the odor of.. 4 „�y cording to John Van Vorst,Supervisor bacteria that work in the absence of ;>> ` of Parks and director of the compost- air.To eliminate one of the sorest spots + i I ing program, "the turning process is • in,an community's composting..nro •- essential because it does not take long gram, turn the leaves regularly when ,! for the bacteria to use upall the avail- -. ��•: `� r ' . possible and if it's not possible to turn, .... able air in the piles, after which the then when you do,turn a little at a time Composting leaves saves tax dollars for decomposition process slows right so as to have the least amount of nrtnr increasing number of cities. down to a stop." possible. And contrary to what many Adds Van Vorst, "Many communi- observers think, the adding of pul- 1 ties have piles of leaves, three,four or verized lime to the leaf piles to elimi- nate odor problems does little good whatsoever. The oder usually dissi- pates within cevrral furs, unless there is a drainage problem and the The International Journal On Waste Rec clip — y g • • stagnant water is present. In that case. C.A•AT05T CCI r 15 ?Jaw S a good masking agent should be ob- tained."7 `�G tained." �\DeNet c ' ` 5 {,,. •� P� After shredding and cleaning. the 1 K 'tea leaf compost, known as Tenafly _ _ Humus is made available to the resi- dents free of charge. Humus is being We Invite you to subscribe to the bi•410 waste treatment are consistently described, sold in bulk quantjljes to top soil pro- monthly journal, COMPOST SCIENCE/ Other topics reported inclgde marketing ducers, lanslscap-cis. nurserymen and LAND UTILIZATION which is widely wastewater sludge; industrial waste re- garden center operations. One local recognized for its authoritative, practical cycling; building public support for re- information on land application of wastes, covert' projects; and research and farm business uses in excess of 500 yards resource recovery and energy-efficient re- experiences in using composted organic annually for the soil mixture used in its cycling strategies. Biological reclamation wastes For producing crops and reclaiming bedding plant sales. Qriginally the of solid wastes — research as well as open- lands. Humus was sold at S2 a yard and the sting experiences — is presented ►egu- COMPOST SCIENCE/LAND UTILI- supply was exhausted in eight months. larly. Papers are reviewed by an inter- ZATION describes new solutions to The town council voted to raise the nationally-known Editorial Board under waste problems facing cities, industries price to 55.00 per cubic yard so fat the direction of senior editor Dr. Clarence and agriculture. This journal brings to- Golueke. 'ether the critical issues you face currently there would be more Humus available Experts from throughout the world report — from research to operations, from plan- to residents. In the first year at$5.00 a latest results with composting systems, ning systems to machinery purchases, from yard, the Humus was sold out in six biogasification, aquaculture in resource public policies to corporate decisions. months! recovery, and low-cost, high-quality land Please fill out the form below to subscribe — y uses a garbage truck, two treatment and wastewater irrigation systems. to this journal —published since 1960 and two- ard front end loaders, six vacu- Low-technology approaches to on-sits read by your colleagues all over the world. y urns ("Good Roads") towed by four- yard capacity dump trucks, one six- yard dump truck,one back hoe loader, Compost/Land "��d a sweeper with a leaf pusher, a dozer Science Utilization for windrowing and a Royer shredder. "Increased labor is the major factor Journal of Waste Recycling • Box 351 • Emmaus,PA 18049 USA which brings the cost of leaf collection up,"says Van Vorst. "And because of YRS,enter my subscription for the period checked below: the high initial equipnleni cast, one O One year(6 issues) SiiGri* £' Payment Enclosed must also plan on a dual role for the ❑Two*ars(12 issues) fiMO. ❑Send Invoice euipmt:nt purrhscrd. malaria anaaeaseas.pwscadd s3.00pawar) Although Tenafly did not intend to make a profit nn its venture. iL.has NAME shown a small nrofit after the turning. AFFILtIJION and shredding operations have been ADDRESS compTeted. In addition to the leaf com- O AD posting project, Tenafly has glass and CITY SWE LP aluminum recycling programs and a mandatory paper separation pro- - J gram. ■ 34 • Compost Science/Lend Utilization