Windrow or Other Composting
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]]