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On-Site Composting Returns to Lafayette College

Lafayette College in Easton, PA is the latest university to take on-site composting to the next level with an Earth Flow from Green Mountain Technologies. From the campus newspaper: “After...
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Composting Food Waste On-Site Instead of Hauling It Off

Are you curious about how institutional food waste can be composted on-site instead of paying to haul it to a landfill or composting facility? This short video shows how Rutgers...
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Rutgers EcoComplex Gets an Earth Flow™

Press Release-April 26 2023Rutgers EcoComplex today announced the commissioning of a new automated in-vessel composting system for the university’s Cook Campus in New Brunswick, the campus home of the School...
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Composting Inside? The Earth Flow Shows You How

The thought of composting indoors may sound daunting to many folks. For some, it could seem like an excellent way to invite unwanted guests and foul odors into your home...
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Earth Flow Composts Biodegradable Plastics in 3 Weeks

In 2014, Green Mountain Technologies conducted a collaborative research project with Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota and World Centric, a manufacturer of compostable serviceware, to test the compostability of World...
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Deeper Green: Closed-Loop Composting on Campus

Each year, US colleges throw away an estimated 22 million pounds of food. That’s millions of pounds of useful resources being thrown in the trash, and millions of dollars spent...
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Washington State University Expands Their Windrow Operation

System Install: 2007 System Expansion: 2015 CLIENT CHALLENGE Green Mountain Technologies installed a 12,000 ton per year Aerated Static Pile (ASP) composting system for Washington State University (WSU) in 2007....
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Designing a Compost System into a Greenhouse at Gustavus Adolphus College

CLIENT CHALLENGE Gustavus Adolphus College is a small, liberal arts college in St. Peter, Minnesota that envisioned an integrated compost and green house operation on campus. This unique project uses...
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University of Maine Saves $32k/year Composting Food Waste

SYSTEM INSTALL: 2012 CLIENT NEED The University of Maine in Orono, Maine generates around 450 tons of food waste per year. The University was spending $65,000 per year for off-site...
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Utah State University Uses the Earth Flow to Turn Food Waste into Vibrant Gardens

USU Earth Flow system installed in 2015 CLIENT NEED Utah State University (USU) in Logan, Utah sought an on-site, in-vessel composting system to help it: Conduct closed-loop food-waste composting on...
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On-Site Composting Returns to Lafayette College

Lafayette College in Easton, PA is the latest university to take on-site composting to the next level with an Earth Flow from Green Mountain Technologies. From the campus newspaper: “After...
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Composting Food Waste On-Site Instead of Hauling It Off

Are you curious about how institutional food waste can be composted on-site instead of paying to haul it to a landfill or composting facility? This short video shows how Rutgers...
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Rutgers EcoComplex Gets an Earth Flow™

Press Release-April 26 2023Rutgers EcoComplex today announced the commissioning of a new automated in-vessel composting system for the university’s Cook Campus in New Brunswick, the campus home of the School...
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Composting Inside? The Earth Flow Shows You How

The thought of composting indoors may sound daunting to many folks. For some, it could seem like an excellent way to invite unwanted guests and foul odors into your home...
Featured image for “Composting Inside? The Earth Flow Shows You How”

Earth Flow Composts Biodegradable Plastics in 3 Weeks

In 2014, Green Mountain Technologies conducted a collaborative research project with Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota and World Centric, a manufacturer of compostable serviceware, to test the compostability of World...
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Deeper Green: Closed-Loop Composting on Campus

Each year, US colleges throw away an estimated 22 million pounds of food. That’s millions of pounds of useful resources being thrown in the trash, and millions of dollars spent...
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Washington State University Expands Their Windrow Operation

System Install: 2007 System Expansion: 2015 CLIENT CHALLENGE Green Mountain Technologies installed a 12,000 ton per year Aerated Static Pile (ASP) composting system for Washington State University (WSU) in 2007....
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Designing a Compost System into a Greenhouse at Gustavus Adolphus College

CLIENT CHALLENGE Gustavus Adolphus College is a small, liberal arts college in St. Peter, Minnesota that envisioned an integrated compost and green house operation on campus. This unique project uses...
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University of Maine Saves $32k/year Composting Food Waste

SYSTEM INSTALL: 2012 CLIENT NEED The University of Maine in Orono, Maine generates around 450 tons of food waste per year. The University was spending $65,000 per year for off-site...
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Utah State University Uses the Earth Flow to Turn Food Waste into Vibrant Gardens

USU Earth Flow system installed in 2015 CLIENT NEED Utah State University (USU) in Logan, Utah sought an on-site, in-vessel composting system to help it: Conduct closed-loop food-waste composting on...
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