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[[Category:Technologies & Solutions]] | [[Category:Technologies & Solutions]] | ||
[[Windrow Composting]] | [[Windrow Composting]], also referred to as '''Open Air Windrow Composting''' ([[OAW]]) and '''Open Windrow Composting''' ([[OWC]]), is a means of treating [[Green Waste]] and uses naturally occurring microbes which feed on organic material and require oxygen. Open Air Windrow Composting is therefore a form of [[Aerobic Digestion]] and by processing the organic material the treatment process produces a compost material. | ||
[[File:Windrow composting pic.jpg|300px|left|Windrows of compost in a processing plant source Suffolk recycling]]__TOC__ | [[File:Windrow composting pic.jpg|300px|left|Windrows of compost in a processing plant source Suffolk recycling]]__TOC__ | ||
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==The Process== | ==The Process== | ||
For the process to produce a soil conditioner to be used by farmers and others it must meet [[End of Waste Criteria]] and, in the majority of the UK, this is demonstrated by meeting the [[PAS100|Quality Protocol]] for compost and the associated Quality Standard [[PAS100]]. | For the process to produce a soil conditioner to be used by farmers and others it must meet [[End of Waste Criteria]] and, in the majority of the UK, this is demonstrated by meeting the [[PAS100|Quality Protocol]] for compost and the associated Quality Standard [[PAS100]]. The statutory guidance can be found here<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sr2021-no-1-composting-in-open-systems-installations?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=cbdf5521-4cce-43f9-a94d-21490357a1b8&utm_content=daily SR2021 No.1: composting in open systems - installations]</ref><ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sr2021-no-2-composting-in-open-systems-waste-recovery-operation?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=ef959613-acc5-4a9b-b692-54b2ff2322fd&utm_content=daily SR2021 No.2: composting in open systems - waste recovery operation]</ref>. | ||
===Stage 1=== | ===Stage 1=== | ||