Abstract: A plant identification marker has a leaf-shaped body with a pointed stem depending from the body for insertion in the ground. The lower portion of the leaf is covered by a mating front cover that is ultrasonic welded to it on the sides only, thereby creating a confining pocket having upper open slot, and a lower open slot enabling water drainage from the pocket. The top and bottom of a conventional thin plastic plant marker tag are cut off the middle portion. The upper slot in the plant identification marker is wide enough to receive a middle portion of the plant I.D. tag or a portion of a seed packet for partial storage in the pocket, while allowing a small upper portion bearing plant identification to be displayed.

Abstract: A plant identification marker has a leaf-shaped body with a pointed stem depending from the body for insertion in the ground. The lower portion of the leaf is covered by a mating front cover that is ultrasonic welded to it on the sides only, thereby creating a confining pocket having upper open slot, and a lower open slot enabling water drainage from the pocket. The top and bottom of a conventional thin plastic plant marker tag are cut off the middle portion. The upper slot in the plant identification marker is wide enough to receive a middle portion of the plant I.D. tag or a portion of a seed packet for partial storage in the pocket, while allowing a small upper portion bearing plant identification to be displayed.

Abstract: A system for disposing of municipal solid waste provides commercially-available equipment that is modified to initially remove identifiable unwanted components from the waste, and then chop the waste into small pieces of a size suitable for handling, separation and combustion. The moisture content of the waste is reduced in a closed system by passing dry air through the waste in a confined space to absorb moisture and produce moist air, which is then dehumidified via refrigeration equipment. The dehumidified air is recycled through the waste repeatedly through the closed system until the water content has reached the predetermined amount. The waste is stored in a bunker for later use or is immediately combusted in a two-step process by first gasifying the dried waste to produce combustible syngas and then immediately or later combusting the gas in a gas turbine or other engine to produce electricity that is partly used to power the process and partly sold commercially.

Abstract: A system for disposing of municipal solid waste provides commercially-available equipment that is modified to initially remove identifiable unwanted components from the waste, and then chop the waste into small pieces of a size suitable for handling, separation and combustion. The moisture content of the waste is reduced in a closed system by passing dry air through the waste in a confined space to absorb moisture and produce moist air, which is then dehumidified via refrigeration equipment. The dehumidified air is recycled through the waste repeatedly through the closed system until the water content has reached the predetermined amount. The waste is stored in a bunker for later use or is immediately combusted in a two-step process by first gasifying the dried waste to produce combustible syngas and then immediately or later combusting the gas in a gas turbine or other engine to produce electricity that is partly used to power the process and partly sold commercially.