PPT-Composting

Equipment Kevin Barnes City of Bakersfield CA Production Flexibility to handle Current and Future incoming waste stream needs Simplicity of OperationMaintenance Easy to Operate Maintain and Service. Composting. Composting. Carcasses layered. with organic material. Thermophilic microbes. Heat generation. Accelerates biological. decomposition. Destroys pathogens. Relatively safe and simple. Nutrient rich, organic byproduct. THE COMPOSTING HANDBOOK Be eco-friendly COMPOSTING 3 Top Dressing Treatinglawnsovercentimetercompostservesveryeffectivefeedinggrounddriedspring.Bysiftingcompostrst,youcanremoveanyunattractivelargep -Lighter Footprint Strategy-. June 11, 2014. Outline. Background. The main categories to be focused on within the Lighter Footprint Strategy this year. Current and planned projects. Summary. Background. We believe the status quo cattle producer cannot remain profitable. We believe in the cattle working for us, not us for them. Cows live 100% off grass or they get a free ride to town. Low . inputs. We . Biosolids Composting Permit - Steps and Stumbling Blocks . Harriet Hill. Humboldt County Division of Environmental Health, . Local Enforcement Agency. September 18, 2015. Use of Biosolids in California. COMPOSTING Composting is a technique used to accelerate the natural decay process. The technique converts organic wastes to a mulch which is used to fertilize and condition soil. Leaf waste decompos 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. Cary Oshins. USCC. Learning Objectives. Part 1) Understand the biology of the compost pile. Part 2) Learn the six factors used to control the composting process, the . KEY PROCESS VARIABLES. Why Biology?. 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 the FAD PReP/NAHEMS . Guidelines: Disposal (2012). Composting . USDA APHIS and CFSPH. FAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Disposal - Composting, Rendering, and Burial . Aerobic decomposition method. 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. 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: -Site at LufaFarms Urban Rooftop GreenhouseMontreal QCCatherine ChurchCompost ManagerPlant Science Assistant atLufaFarms2008 50 of world population live in urban areas2050 Projected 70of world popul Composting. Carcasses layered. with organic material. Thermophilic microbes. Heat generation. Accelerates biological. decomposition. Destroys pathogens. Relatively safe and simple. Nutrient rich, organic byproduct.