PPT-Composting Basics What is Compost?

Composting is the process of breaking down organic matter and the elements and nutrients retained in it back to a chemical state where it is again available for plants to use What Does Compost do for Soil. Adapted from presentation of Terra Luke, 2013. Objectives. Composting introduction. Backyard composting. Community . composting. Commercial/Municipal composting. Advantages & Disadvantages. www.scgh.com. It’s Recycling…. Naturally. What is composting?. Grass clippings. Food scraps. Leaves. Using the natural process of decay to. change organic wastes into a valuable. humus-like material called . Recycle Utah, Your Local community Recycling Center Since 1990. Park City, Utah. What is Composting? . Why Should We Do It?. Composting is the accelerated break-down of organic material. It can divert up to 30% of waste headed for the landfill. Jason . Faucera. Clackamas SWCD Conservationist. jfaucera@conservationdistrict.org. . 503-210-6013. Nick Andrews. OSU Small Farms Horticulturist. nick.andrews@oregonstate.edu. . 503-913-9410. Definition of Composting. Equipment. Kevin Barnes. City of Bakersfield, CA. Production. :. Flexibility to handle Current and Future incoming waste stream needs. Simplicity of Operation/Maintenance. : . Easy to Operate, Maintain, and Service. NATIONAL CENTER FOR CASE STUDY TEACHING IN SCIENCE. b. y. Teresa . C. . Weglarz. Department . of Biological . Sciences. University . of Wisconsin – Fox Valley. A presentation to accompany the case study: . advice to get started!. 2. College of. Agriculture and . Natural Resources. What is compost?. Why start composting?. Pick a place. Build . y. our pile.. Active (hot) vs. passive (cool).. How do I use it?. Public Works Department. 1. Environmental Quality Commission. June 11, 2015. Background. Citywide 40% diversion goal by 2020. Resource Evaluation Study – 2014. Existing Mulching Operations. Pilot Food Scraps Composting Program – Implemented January 2015. Presented . by . Therese Marchetti. In the Beginning…. Construction. The Costs…. What We Accept…. Grass. Leaves. Cut flowers. Garden waste. Manure. Hay. Straw. Up to 1,000 tons of compostable material accepted each year.. Adapted from the FAD PReP/NAHEMS . Guidelines: Disposal (2012). Composting . USDA APHIS and CFSPH. FAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Disposal - Composting, Rendering, and Burial . Aerobic decomposition method. advice to get started!. 2. College of. Agriculture and . Natural Resources. What is compost?. Why start composting?. Pick a place. Build . y. our pile.. Active (hot) vs. passive (cool).. How do I use it?. Overview - NH’s Current Regulations and Practices Organics and Composting Melanie Doiron Pamela Hoyt-Denison NHDES Solid Waste Management Bureau B iodegradable material from plants & animals Includes, for example: EXPERIMENTALMETHODOLOGYSite specifications:The windrow composting plant of 100SUMMARYOpen windrow composting methods are become increasingly popular in India for processing of municipalsolid waste (MS EXPERIMENTALMETHODOLOGYSite specificationsThe windrow composting plant of 100SUMMARYOpen windrow composting methods are become increasingly popular in India for processing of municipalsolid waste MSW