scholarly journals Home Composting Using Facultative Reactor

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandro Xavier de Campos ◽  
Rosimara Zittel ◽  
Karine Marcondes da Cunha ◽  
Luciléia Granhern Tavares Colares
Keyword(s):  
Home Composting

scholarly journals Home Composting Method for the Treatment Technologies of Food Waste: A Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 616 ◽  
pp. 012054
Author(s):  
Noor Amira Sarani ◽  
Aeslina Abdul Kadir ◽  
Mohd Ikhmal Haqeem Hassan ◽  
Nur Jannah Abdul Hamid ◽  
Nurul Nabila Huda Hashar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Waste ◽  
Treatment Technologies ◽  
Home Composting

scholarly journals Assessment of biowaste losses through unsound waste management practices in rural areas and the role of home composting

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florin Constantin MIHAI
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sustainable Rural Development ◽  
Greenhouse Gasses ◽  
Waste Management Practices ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Home Composting ◽  
Management Issues

The paper examines the biowaste management issues across rural areas ofRomania in the context of poor waste management infrastructure in the lastdecade (2003-2012). Biowaste is the main fraction of municipal waste, thusa proper management is a key challenge in order to sustain a bioeconomy inthe near future. The amount of biowaste generated and uncollected by wasteoperators is generally uncontrolled disposed if not recovered through homecomposting. The paper points out the role of home composting in divertingthe biowaste from wild dumps and landfills for the regions covered or notby waste collection services. Home composting and the biowaste losses arefurther assessed based on several scenarios (worse-case, pessimistic,realistic, optimistic) where the net loads of greenhouse gasses (GHG) arecalculated at national and regional levels. The transition of homecomposting techniques, from open piles to plastic bins with respect tostandard guidelines will improve the home composting performance in termsof compost quality and net GHG’s savings, supporting a bio-based economywhich will lead towards a sustainable rural development. Regionaldisparities are revealed across Romanian counties and the paper opens newresearch perspectives regarding which options should be adopted by countiesand rural municipalities in the biowaste management process.

Improvement of home composting process of food waste using different minerals

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 87-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Margaritis ◽  
K. Psarras ◽  
V. Panaretou ◽  
A.G. Thanos ◽  
D. Malamis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Waste ◽  
Composting Process ◽  
Home Composting

scholarly journals Meat waste as feedstock for home composting: Effects on the process and quality of compost

2016 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 53-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Storino ◽  
Joseba S. Arizmendiarrieta ◽  
Ignacio Irigoyen ◽  
Julio Muro ◽  
Pedro M. Aparicio-Tejo
Keyword(s):  
Home Composting

People's participation in home composting: an exploratory study based on Moratuwa and Kaduwela municipalities in the Western Province of Sri Lanka

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Lalitha S. Fernando
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Western Province ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
Home Composting

PurposeImproper waste management has been a serious issue in many countries, thus, home composting is considered as an effective method in solid waste management (SWM). Based on qualitative research methods, this study explores peoples' motives to choose composting and main problems confronted by them in home composting in Kaduwela and Moratuwa municipalities in the Western Province of Sri Lanka and proposes policy measures to improve home compositing.Design/methodology/approachThis study was mainly based on qualitative research methods. A convenient sample of 40 households including 20 households from each municipal council (MC) has been selected using semi-structured interviews. Descriptive methods were used to analyze the data.FindingsCitizens have chosen to compost mainly, for gardening, the influence of local authorities, economic benefits and environmental and health concerns. Fear of potential health problems, lack of resources, problems caused by animals, problems related to compost bins, limited knowledge and awareness about composting are difficulties encountered during home composting. Providing compost bins to people at a concessionary price or for free of charge, providing required facilities and financial assistance, promoting people's positive attitudes and awareness, encouraging the use of compost in households, improving the standard of composting and making relevant legal and institutional arrangements to promote people's participation in home composting are suggested for encouraging home composting.Research limitations/implicationsThis study used a small sample, which is the main limitation of this study.Practical implicationsThe policy implication will help to improve composting solid waste practices of the Local Governments.Originality/valueThere is a lack of research on composting related to the selected municipalities. As composting is an effective method in SWM, the findings and the proposed policy measures of this study will help to improve the SWM of the Local Governments of Sri Lanka.

Life cycle assessment of food waste home composting in Greece

2015 ◽  
Vol 98 (10) ◽  
pp. 1200-1210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstadinos Abeliotis ◽  
Katia Lasaridi ◽  
Christina Chroni
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Home Composting

scholarly journals Home composting versus industrial composting: Influence of composting system on compost quality with focus on compost stability

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 1109-1116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel Barrena ◽  
Xavier Font ◽  
Xavier Gabarrell ◽  
Antoni Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Compost Quality ◽  
Compost Stability ◽  
Home Composting ◽  
Industrial Composting

Gas emissions as influenced by home composting system configuration

2013 ◽  
Vol 116 ◽  
pp. 163-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bijaya K. Adhikari ◽  
Anne Trémier ◽  
Suzelle Barrington ◽  
José Martinez ◽  
Mylène Daumoin
Keyword(s):  
System Configuration ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Home Composting
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