Methods employed in performing a feasibility study on a yardwaste composting program for Virginia

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dc.contributor.authorMay, Jimen
dc.contributor.departmentHorticultureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:34:32Zen
dc.date.adate2009-04-25en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:34:32Zen
dc.date.issued1990en
dc.date.rdate2009-04-25en
dc.date.sdate2009-04-25en
dc.description.abstractVirginia is rapidly running out of landfill space. Recycling is seen as a way to alleviate some of the burden on our landfills. The Commonwealth of Virginia has mandated an ambitious recycling goal of 10% of our municipal solid waste (MSW) by 1991, 15% by 1993, and 25% by 1995. Yardwaste (debris such as leaves, grass clippings and shrub and tree prunings) comprises an estimated 15% to 20% of the municipal solid waste going into our landfills daily. Yardwaste can be recycled by collecting the material, piling it into large windrows, and allowing it to decompose by a controlled process called composting. The finished product can then be utilized as a soil amendment for use by nurseries, landscapers, farmers, local and state government landscaping projects, and by homeowners. The Virginia Cooperative Extension Service at Virginia Tech was authorized to perform a study on the feasibility of implementing a statewide yardwaste composting program for Virginia. The methods involved in the study included information acquisition via a literature review, site visits in other states to assess technologies and a series of surveys to determine potential uses and users of composted yardwaste in Virginia. The feasibility study was presented to the Virginia Department of Waste Management in November 1989 and presented as House Document No. 34 to the 1990 Session of the Virginia General Assembly. Several pieces of legislation, including three bills and one joint resolution, are currently pending concerning the results of the study.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
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dc.identifier.otheretd-04252009-040835en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04252009-040835/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/42236en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1990.M392.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 22337278en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1990.M392en
dc.subject.lcshComposten
dc.subject.lcshFills (Earthwork) -- Virginiaen
dc.titleMethods employed in performing a feasibility study on a yardwaste composting program for Virginiaen
dc.typeThesisen
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thesis.degree.disciplineHorticultureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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