This year’s live Question and Answer session with an experienced panel of operators will focus on efficiency–How to analyse your operation and identify inefficiencies that are costing you money. Speakers: Brian Fleury Duration: 59 minutes Credits: 1.0 Member Price: $60.00 Non-Member Price: $105.00 Purchase Course Now
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FAC.214-Biochar Co-composting: The Soil Food Web at Commercial Scale-AC20.USCC
This video gives more information on soil amendment mixtures, and the different ratios and benefits of combining compost and biochar. Speakers: Peter Hirst Duration: 22 minutes Credits: 0.5 Member Price: $30.00 Non-Member Price: $52.50 Purchase Course Now
FAC.213-Design, Operational and Management Considerations in Large-Scale Systems Using Active Aeration-AC21.USCC
Using case studies to illustrate different aeration systems and the maintenance issues associate with each. Speakers: Thomas Herlihy Duration: 39 minutes Credits: 1.0 Member Price: $60.00 Non-Member Price: $105.00 Purchase Course Now
FAC.212-Development of Biosolids in Composting in Guam-AC20.USCC
This video discusses the management of waste on the island of Guam, focusing on biosolids composting, and noting the amount of food waste and pallets that go into the landfill. Speakers: Todd Williams Duration: 19 minutes Credits: 0.5 Member Price: $30.00 Non-Member Price: $52.50 Purchase Course Now
FAC.211-Degrading Polymers in Biosolids Composting-AC20.USCC
This video discusses the research and experiments done by Elliot Schneider in the City of St. Peters to increase the efficiency in degrading polymers in biosolids composting. Speakers: Elliot Schneider Duration: 23 minutes Credits: 0.5 Member Price: $30.00 Non-Member Price: $52.50 Purchase Course Now
FAC.210-Pre-Processing for Contamination Removal and Fuel Savings-AC20.USCC
This video discusses the preprocessing technique to sort through contaminants in composting piles. Speakers: Pierce Louis Duration: 22 minutes Credits: 0.5 Member Price: $30.00 Non-Member Price: $52.50 Purchase Course Now
FAC.311-The Application of Laboratory Aeration Demand Testing to Facility Design-AC22.CREF
The efficiency with which aerobic bacteria consume oxygen and convert organic matter (OM) to CO2 is the primary measure of composting stabilization rates and a determining factor in air emissions. Process conditions (primarily temperature and oxygen) and feedstock characteristics determine the efficiency of this process. Researchers, such as McCartney, Sundberg, and others, have used highly… Continue reading FAC.311-The Application of Laboratory Aeration Demand Testing to Facility Design-AC22.CREF
EQU.110-An Affordable, Commercial-Scale Rotating Drum Composter Designed to be Built For and By Medium-Sized Organizations.-AC20.USCC
This video discusses the development of an affordable in vessel composter that can be utilized by other small organizations or communities. Speakers: John Culpepper Duration: 13 minutes Credits: 0.5 Member Price: $30.00 Non-Member Price: $52.50 Purchase Course Now
DIV.111-Compostable Products: Benefits and Challenges to Organics Processing Systems-AC20.USCC
This video discusses the challenges and benefits of compostable products in a case study in Sonoma County, California, noting the research conducted and the various experts worked with to overcome these challenges and choose the best strategy. Speakers: Leslie Lukacs Duration: 24 minutes Credits: 0.5 Member Price: $30.00 Non-Member Price: $52.50 Purchase Course Now
DIV.110-Controlling the Upstream-AC22.USCC
Investing in the cleanliness of the feedstock stream before it reaches the facility is an important step that saves time, resources, and money. Your sales team, education and outreach efforts and customer support team can be major assets in this. As the composter, we have the opportunity to control our streams through these individuals: The… Continue reading DIV.110-Controlling the Upstream-AC22.USCC