Last fall we were at a trade show and on the table of our booth we had a bucket of fresh compost from our customer’s BioReactor. It was great looking compost–dry, fluffy, no odor and so on. So, a gentleman walked by the booth, took one look at the compost and said, “I want 3 […]
Compostable baby diapers have apparently created a viable opportunity for new composting business ventures since a couple of new companies in the last few months have contacted XACT about it. It certainly makes sense given the advancement of biodegradable technology, regulations for organics diversion and heightened consumer demand. The BioReactor is a perfect fit for […]
Gas price increases, according to industry analysts, are here to stay, and will affect every aspect of your business–especially waste management costs. When you are thinking about how to mitigate these cost increases, please consider the BioReactor by XACT as your solid organic waste solution. The enclosed rotating drum BioReactor Composting System…. …does not use […]
Why Bury Money? Why indeed! But it is occurring everyday in every municipality on this continent. At a time, when city coffers are dry and nobody wants to raise taxes, a good source of new revenue is being sent to the landfill and being buried. Solid organic waste when converted to good quality compost is […]
Christina and Jeremiah Eneix of Green Earth Landworks in Anchorage Alaska purchases the compost produced by the XACT BioReactor which is owned and operated by Alaska Green Waste Solutions. The compost is produced using food waste, horse manure and wood chips. When Green Earth Landworks receives the compost, it is cured in static piles, and, […]
Back in 2009, Alaska Waste Company had wanted to divert 450 to 500 tons of organic materials from the landfill and looked at the possibility of windrow and static pile composting. However, the company did not have the space for these methods and the throughput would be too slow anyway. Then Alaska Waste investigated in-vessel […]
Urban composting with the BioReactor by XACT offers savvy businesses the opportunity to capitalize on the growing trend for local food production better know as Urban Farming. Let’s talk about this new Local Food Movement and then see how the BioReactor fits into the picture. A new study from The Ohio State University suggests that […]
The hot button for many of the companies and organizations we meet with are energy costs and reducing energy consumption which is driven by soaring energy costs and, in some regions, lack of supply. At the same time, tremendous amounts of organic waste must be managed in a responsible manner. Thankfully, there is a viable […]
Are you frustrated with the tremendous amount of organic waste created in our communities along with the persistent total lack of creativity in ways of disposing of it? Perhaps the answer to this problem can be found in the wisdom of 2 ideas. 1) Think Globally, Act Locally. 2) Grassroots Action. At XACT Systems, where […]
Many communities have set higher standards for waste diversion, yet have not achieved them for one reason or another. What is the target for your community to divert solid organic waste from landfills? Is there progress being made towards meeting those goals? If not, what or who are the obstacles standing in the way? […]