Windrow or Other Composting: Difference between revisions

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Is a form of Aerobic Digestion. It is a natural process where organic matter typically Green Waste and Food Waste is broken down into a nutrient rich ‘compost’ by various micro-organisms such as bacteria, fungi, insects and worms. The resultant product ‘compost’ is a nutrient and microbe rich material which can be spread or added to land/soil to be used in place of a synthetic fertiliser.

Composting also allows Waste Collection Authorities to divert organic waste away from landfill, helping them to meet landfill diversion targets for Biodegradable Municipal Waste.

The composting of a Waste Collection Authority collected household Green Waste is performed in one of either two ways:

Open-Windrow composting; or
In-Vessel Composting [[[IVC]]

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-The aerobic (in the presence of oxygen from the air) biological process where biodegradable material (such as [[Garden Waste]] and kitchen waste) is converted into a stable friable material which, applied to land, improves both structure and enriches the nutrient content of soil. In some cases, this is referred to as a soil improver to distinguish it from peat and other compost products that are available to horticulturalists.
+Is a form of [[Aerobic Digestion]]. It is a natural process where organic matter typically [[Green Waste]] and [[Food Waste]] is broken down into a nutrient rich ‘compost’ by various micro-organisms such as bacteria, fungi, insects and worms. The resultant product ‘compost’ is a nutrient and microbe rich material which can be spread or added to land/soil to be used in place of a synthetic fertiliser.
+Composting also allows [[Waste Collection Authorities]] to divert organic waste away from landfill, helping them to meet landfill diversion targets for [[Biodegradable Municipal Waste]].
+The composting of a [[Waste Collection Authority]] collected household [[Green Waste]] is performed in one of either two ways:
+#[[Open-Windrow composting]]; or
+#[[In-Vessel Composting]] [[[IVC]]