| Radio programs for the week of 17 March 2003 |
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Combine Florida's growing population with statistics
that show individuals generating more garbage than ever, and you'll see
why researchers are focusing on new ways to get rid of our solid waste.
Hear one solution--Bioreactor Landfills--in today's Florida
Environment... Florida scientists say they're on the verge of a new
treatment system for solid waste that could break it down faster, make it
smaller and make it cleaner at the same time. John Schert is director of
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Florida scientists might be on the verge of a better way of dealing with Florida's garbage. Our prolific waste generation and larger than normal landfills might make the right conditions. We'll hear about Jump-Starting Florida Landfills on today's Florida Environment... New technology is going into the garbage... literally. Florida scientists are testing something called a bioreactor landfill in hopes of a better solution for dealing with our garbage. John Schert is part of the experiment, and says because of the size of Florida's landfills, many might benefit... |
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One person's trash might turn out to be another person's energy source. That's what researchers working on solid waste management are hoping to prove by making garbage decay faster. Turning Garbage to Power in today's Florida Environment New technology to make Florida's landfills function better might have other benefits too. In testing something called a bioreactor landfill, scientists say garbage might become a valuable energy source. John Schert is a project leader... |
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One of the challenges of running a garbage landfill is the pollution potential as waste and chemicals leach away. But the decaying garbage itself might prove to be part of the solution as runoff goes back through. Garbage as a Water Cleaner in today's Florida Environment... When a landfill is rained on, the runoff picks up pollution from the garbage, but if you send it through again, it gets cleaner. That's what scientists like John Schert are finding in their work on bioreactor landfills... |
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Old garbage landfills never quite stop being landfills. They just hold old garbage forever. But new technology might push decomposition to a whole new level. Find out how in New Life for Florida Landfills, in today's Florida Environment... Florida scientists are testing new garbage technology called bioreactor landfills in hopes of better disposing of waste with less concern about pollution. John Schert, who's working on the project, says current landfills are just tombs for garbage... |