Aug 13, 2014
Susteco AB’s Ohio based distributor, EC ALL Ltd, has been awarded a three-year contract, effective July 1st, 2014, with the Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS) which will allow the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) to continue the successful implementation of Big Hanna composting technology at correctional institutions in Ohio.
If you are interested in Big Hanna EC ALL Ltd will be exhibiting at the American Correctional Association’s 144th Congress of Correction taking place in Salt Lake City,Utah, US, between August 15-20, 2014.
The contract is available for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, all State Agencies, State institutions of higher education and properly registered members of the Cooperative Purchasing Program of the Department of Administrative Services.
“We are happy to see that the efforts of our distributor EC ALL Ltd in Ohio have been fruitful” says Cecilia Ek, Sales Director of Susteco AB. “Since late 2012, EC ALL Ltd has overseen a very successful installation of two Big Hanna composters at Noble Correctional Institution in Caldwell, Ohio. This contract will allow other prisons in Ohio to gain access to the same technology.”
Please click here to read EC ALL’s press release.
Please click here to read Susteco’s press release.
Big Hanna and EC ALL Ltd are proud sponsor of greenprisons.org
Jun 12, 2014
The Rosendal’s Garden is located on Djurgården, an island in the city centre of Stockholm, Sweden. It’s a public garden with a café, greenhouses, plant shop, function hall and educational activities.
Vegetables and flowers are grown both in the open and in the greenhouses. The locally grown ingredients are used in the kitchen or by the bakery.
The Rosendal’s Garden is placed on historical land used for gardening since the late 17th century. Between 1861-1911 some 700 gardeners were educated at Rosendals by ‘The Swedish Garden Association’. The Foundation “Stiftelsen Rosendal’s Gardens” was founded in 1983 and their main purpose is presenting organic gardening to the general public.
Rosendal’s Garden write on their website www.rosendalstradgard.se:
‘The biodynamic principles include a constant focus on quality. Besides environmental considerations in all gardening work, all produce used in our food processing is selected with utmost care. The garden crops are served at our tables, and leftovers go back to the compost heap, providing first-rate soil for next year’s growth. Visitors can actually feel the continuity of a connected whole.’
In the backyard, in the kitchen and at the bakery bins are placed to collect food waste. Each bin is prepared with some wood pellets at the bottom of the bin to absorb moisture and add carbon to the biological process. The food waste from the kitchen and the leftovers from the café are composted in the Big Hanna model T240.
The bins are emptied in to the infeed hopper by the binlift installed at the front of the machine.
After 6-10 weeks the compost is automatically emptied into a bin placed under the outlet.
The compost from the machine is put on the compost pile made from green waste from the gardens. The gardeners use the finished compost as soil amendment to grow ingredients to produce food….
If you visit Stockholm ‘The Rosendal’s Garden’ is a green oasis easily reached with a tram leaving not far from the central station. If you are in the Stockholm area it is well worth a visit. Check out their website at: www.rosendalstradgard.se
More information on how to compost on-site: www.bighanna.com
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