strategy
Recycling organic wastes
Synonyms:
Providing recycling of organic wastesRe-using organic waste materials
Context:
The term 'anaerobic digestion' when describing a process for managing waste refers to the bacterial breaking down of organic materials in the waste in the absence of oxygen. Wastes within a landfill site degrade in an anaerobic process, since the layers of waste are compacted and covered, excluding air. A compost heap provides a similar bacterial break-down, but in an oxygen-rich or aerobic atmosphere.
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends developing and encouraging processes for recycling organic and inorganic waste into the soil structure without harming the environment, plant growth or human health.
Narrower:
Marketing compostRecycling agricultural wasteRecycling nutrients in urineDecomposing organic materialsRecycling animal waste products Facilitates:
Planning integrated food plant nutrient programmes Facilitated by:
Establishing local recycling centres Problems:
Insufficient compostingValues:
Wastage Organizations:
Organic Reclamation and Composting Association References:
Schneegurt, Mark A: Waste Management and Resource Recovery Bibliography for Life Support Systems Subjects:
Economics → Resource utilizationFundamental Sciences → Material
Fundamental Sciences → Organic chemical compounds
Societal Problems → Waste
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
