Compostable Packaging
Environment-friendly alternative to traditional box packaging that are not only disposable but can be used in composting when they are discarded.
Compost
The relatively stable humus material that is produced from a composting process in which bacteria in soil mixed with garbage and degradable trash break down the mixture into organic fertilizer.
Source: Terms of the Environment ...
Composting- Nature's way of recycling. Composting refers to a solid waste management technique that uses natural processes to convert organic materials to humus through the action of microorganisms.
Compost - Process by which food scraps from a home or business are disposed of naturally to produce toxin-free and nutrient-rich fertilizer for gardening and other uses.
Composting - a process whereby organic wastes, including food and paper, decompose naturally, resulting in a produce rich in minerals and ideal for gardening and farming as a soil conditioner, mulch, resurfacing material, or landfill cover.
Composting
the process of breaking down organic rubbish, such as garden and kitchen rubbish, into a material which can be added to the garden to help plants grow.
Construction or demolition waste ...
Composting
A process of biologically degrading organic materials in the presence of oxygen, yielding carbon dioxide, heat and stabilised organic residues that may be used as a soil additive
Construction and demolition waste (C&D) ...
COMPOST A mixture of garbage, degradable trash and soil in which bacteria in the soil break down the mixture into a soil conditioner (not a fertilizer). It has high organic content but low nitrogen.
CONC Concrete.
compost - process whereby organic wastes, including food wastes, paper, and yard wastes, decompose naturally, resulting in a product rich in minerals and ideal for gardening and farming as a soil conditioners, mulch, resurfacing material, ...
Composting: The natural biological decomposition of organic material in the presence of aerobic bacteria to form a rich, dark soil fertilizer.
Composting: controlled microbial degradation of organic waste yielding an environmentally sound product with value as a soil ammendment.
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA): See Superfund.
Composting - A process whereby organic wastes, including food, paper, and yard wastes, decompose naturally and produce a material rich in minerals and ideal for gardening and farming as a soil conditioner or mulch, ...
compost: aerobically decomposed organic material, such as food scraps, animal manure or plant clippings, that can be used as a soil fertiliser and as an alternative to putting organic waste in landfill (where it decomposes anaerobically, ...
compost
Organic residues, or a mixture of organic residues and soil that have been piled, moistened and allowed to decompose. Mineral fertilizers are sometimes added.
compost : Decomposed organic material that is produced when bacteria in soil break down garbage and biodegradable trash, making organic fertilizer. Making compost requires turning and mixing and exposing the materials to air.
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Definition (english only)
The controlled biological decomposition of organic material in the presence of air to form a humus-like material.
Composting fruit and vegetable waste reduces the amount of rubbish buried at rubbish dumps.
What are the Governments doing?
Composting The controlled aerobic degradation of organic wastes into a material which can be used for landscaping, landfill cover, or soil conditioning.
Compound A substance composed of two or more elements.
Compost or rich garden soil (compost may be made or obtained at your local county recycling center for free)
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COMPOSTING Composting is the breaking down of organic material (plant and animal). Compost is rich in plant nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium and acts as a sponge to help retain moisture.
Backyard Composting- Diversion of organic food waste and yard trimmings from the municipal waste stream by composting hem in one's yard through controlled decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi into a humus-like product.
Including composting, Americans recycled 79 million tons of waste in 2005"a 2 percent increase over 2004 and a big jump from the 16 percent of waste Americans recycled in 1990 and the 10 percent of waste Americans recycled in 1980.
Backyard Composting: The process of collecting and assembling biodegradable organic materials in order to convert them through decomposition into usable, rich topsoil.
(Here's why.) And composting your waste food means it doesn't have to be trucked away to a landfill waste dump where it will cause more pollution including methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. [why doesn't composting make methane?
Hand sorting of recyclable or compostable materials in waste.
Manufacturer's Formulation
A list of substances or component parts as described by the maker of a coating, pesticide, or other product containing chemicals or other substances.
manual separation Hand sorting of reyclable or compostable materials in waste.
manufacture To develop a product from materials so as to derive a benefit from the use of the product.
manufacturers formulation See formulation.
An organic material like humus or compost that helps soil absorb water, build a bacterial community, and take up mineral nutrients.
Soil Erodibility
An indicator of a soil's susceptibility to raindrop impact, runoff, and other erosive processes.
Any substance such as leaves, bark, compost, or straw which is spread on the ground to protect roots of plants from heat, cold or excessive dryness.
Non-Point Source Pollution ...
Solid Waste Solid products or materials disposed of in landfills, incinerated or composted. See also waste.
System A collection of operations that perform a desired function. ...
Waste Generation: The weight or volume of materials and products that enter the waste stream before recycling, composting, landfilling, or combustion takes place.
Others are involved in composting and sewage treatment. Milligrams/liter (mg/l): A measure of concentration used in the measurement of fluids.
A machine that sorts organic from inorganic matter for composting.
Band Application
The spreading of chemicals over, or next to, each row of plants in a field.
A filtering practice that uses an organic medium such as peat or compost in the filter bed to filter stormwater runoff.
OUTFALL
The point where water flows from a conduit, stream, or drain.
Tipping Fee - Charge for the unloading or dumping of waste at a recycling facility, composting facility, landfill, or transfer facility.
diffuse sources - sources with defined dimensions (mostly surface sources) which do not have a defined waste air flow, e.g. waste dump, lagoons, fields after manure spreading and un-aerated composting piles.
Biofuels are those fuels derived from organic matter, such as plants, wood and their immediate by-products. The term also includes fuel produced by the action of micro-organisms on waste products like dung, compost and municipal rubbish ...
Composting provides optimal conditions for biodegradation. The "Biodegradable" label on products like cosmetics, cleaning supplies, packaging or household items is not necessarily reliable because it is not verified and follows no uniform standards.
Consider getting a modern toilet that uses less water with more pressure. If you don’t have a sewer hookup, you might consider a composting toilet. These are expensive but, to my surprise, don’t stink.
 See also: Waste, Environment, Organic, Soil, Water
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