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Moving the Green Waste544 viewsMaterial is moved from the green waste pile to the sifting screen by the crew.
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Sifting and Sorting the Green Waste543 viewsTrash and foreign objects (plastic, metal, glass, etc.) are sorted out of the green waste material. Dirt clods are broken up and dropped below the sifting screen as dirt will jam the shredder.
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MacKissic Shredder542 viewsThe MacKissic Shredder is kept in the shredder shed with other composting tools.
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Turning Schedule542 viewsThe material is turned on a regular basis. Careful notes are kept about when the material is flipped from one bay to another.
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Shredding the Material541 viewsAnother view of the green waste being fed into the shredder. The shredded material is blown out below onto a concrete pad where it is formed into a pile.
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Fralo Water Tank541 viewsWater runoff is collected from the roof of the nearby Little League equipment shed.
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Compost Bays541 viewsEach row of bays has a Beginning Bay (far right-hand side), two Intermediate Bays and a Ready Bay (left-hand side of the picture).
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Compost "Not Ready" Sign535 viewsThis sign means none of the Ready compost bays is open.
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Green Waste - Farmer's Markets534 viewsFarmer's market green waste going into the compost bays.
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MacKissic Shredder533 viewsMoving the shredder into position on the concrete pad below the sifting screen.
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Fralo Water Tank531 viewsFrom the Little League shed the runoff water is filtered into the tank. An underground water pipe runs from the tank to the lower composting area.
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Nutgrass - Noxious Weed530 viewsNutgrass is another noxious weed which does not break down during the composting process.
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