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Article: Assessing food residuals recycling potential in New Jersey
- Article from:
- BioCycle
- Article date:
- August 1, 2001
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CopyrightCopyright J.G. Press Inc. Aug 2001. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Analysis looks at how animal feeding and composting ventures are recycling some of the food residuals generated annually in the state, and what may be next on a recycling journey that began in the 1700s.
ON A national basis, food residuals constitute 21.9 million of the roughly 217 million tons of solid waste nationwide, or approximately 10.1 percent, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Of the food residuals generated in America, reportedly only 569,000 tons - 2.6 percent of the total - were diverted to recycling options such as composting or animal feeding.
This article summarizes some past studies of the potential for growth in the New Jersey food residuals ...