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.
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."
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FULL STORY: Trash sorter hoping bacteria quell smell
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