Bacteria To Filter Trash Odor

California transfer station to be the first in the state to use a biofilter -- an all-natural air-cleansing device that uses bacteria to filter foul-smelling fumes from trash.

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August 22, 2000, 7:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


A trash transfer station in Stanton, CA, "expects to be the first in the state to use a biofilter --an innovate, all-natural air-cleansing device that uses bacteria to filter foul-smelling fumes" from trash. The biofilter is "designed by Seattle firm CH2M Hill and based on models long used at European farms and composting facilities."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Monday, August 21, 2000 in Orange County Register

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