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Technology Allows Large-Scale Recycling of Horse Bedding Waste
by: Lisa Kemp
July 23 2008,
Article # 12349
Most horse owners wish they could wave a magic wand and get rid of the "manure mountain" on their property. A couple of Canadian entrepreneurs have developed technology that might erase mounds of used bedding, as well as generate a little green. "Our machinery takes the shavings, manure, and urine generated from horse bedding and superheats it to 300° F, killing all bacteria and pathogens," reported Win Wachsmann, partner (with Phil Wilford, ...
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