strategy
Decomposing organic materials
Synonyms:
Promoting compostingUndertaking composting
Improving composting
Dispersing organic matter
Decomposing organic matter
Degrading organic matter
Implementation:
The Cornell University Center for the Environment's internet site The Science and Engineering of Composting provides all the background information necessary to understand successful composting, including simple and well-explained equations. The content is divided into four categories:
Broader:
Recycling organic wastesReducing amount of organic wastesUsing biological techniques for ecosystem management Narrower:
Vermiculture compostingConverting sewage waste into compostUsing composting toiletsMarketing compostProducing biofuelsGrowing compost cropsGenerating biogas for fuelConverting garden waste into compost Facilitates:
Using appropriate soil additivesReducing nitrogen and phosphoric pollution from animal production Facilitated by:
Improving biomass technologies Problems:
Insufficient compostingOrganic wastes
Values:
Degradation Organizations:
Organic Matter Management Network Organic Reclamation and Composting Association Réseau européen de coopération - Compostela forêt References:
Handreck, Kevin: Composting: making soil improver from rubbishRiggle, David: Anaerobic digestion for MSW and Industrial Wastewater Subjects:
Fundamental Sciences → Organic chemical compoundsFundamental Sciences → Material
Geology → Soil
Communication → Promotion
Societal Problems → Maltreatment
Development → Reform
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
