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Home composting of organic waste - part 1: effect of home composter design

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  • Bijaya K. Adhikari
  • Anne Trémier
  • José Martinez
  • Suzelle Barrington

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Worldwide, health and environmental considerations encourage landfill diversion of the organic fraction (OW) of municipal solid wastes, through alternative such as home composting. Of poor sanitation, and trace element and toxic hydrocarbon content (PAH) documentation, this study compared against a laboratory composter (LR), the performance (temperature regime and compost quality) of four 300 to 400 L home composting systems (HC), namely the Plastic (P) and Wood (W) Bins, the Rotary Drum (RD) and the Ground Pile (GP). All were batch loaded with the same food waste (FW) and yard trimmings (YT) mixture for uniform testing. The P and GP performed best in terms of temperature regime, followed by W and LR, while all demonstrated similar dry and organic matter and chemical oxygen demand except for RD with a higher dry matter because of poor aeration. All composts respected regulatory pathogen/parasite counts, trace element and PAH levels.

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  • Bijaya K. Adhikari & Anne Trémier & José Martinez & Suzelle Barrington, 2012. "Home composting of organic waste - part 1: effect of home composter design," International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 15(3/4/5/6), pages 417-437.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijetma:v:15:y:2012:i:3/4/5/6:p:417-437
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    1. Thayane Leonel Alves & Evandro Freire Lemos & José De Arruda Barbosa & Gabriela Mourão De Almeida & Antônio Michael Pereira Bertino, 2019. "Proportions of Organic Waste in the Process of Composting," Agriculture and Food Sciences Research, Asian Online Journal Publishing Group, vol. 6(1), pages 15-21.
    2. Marcelino N. Lunag & Jessie C. Elauria & Juanito D. Burguillos, 2021. "Community-based bin design approach: an initial stage toward urban composting at a hill station, Philippines," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 23(3), pages 3832-3852, March.

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