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Seattle Cedar Grove Compost Facility - Thumbs Up!

Discussion in 'Environmental Discussion' started by wjtracy, Sep 4, 2011.

  1. wjtracy

    wjtracy Senior Member

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    Just saw a nice show on EnergyNow about biodegradable plastics and Seattle Mariners stadium use thereof. The megatons of Mariners stadium waste goes to a Seattle compost facility for processing. Mariners stadium also using low flow toilets, LED lights etc., but I want to focus on the composting. This is my idea of what we need to be doing nationwide. Not just composting, but also plastics recycling, waste-to-energy etc.

    Of course, most areas will refuse to build compost plants. In that case biodegradable materials may actually hurt the environment (due to methane releases). I live in Virginia which specializes in importing trash from a large portion of the US (NY etc). Think we mostly bury it.

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