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7 Varieties Of Home & Commercial Organic Waste Recycling
There are two main classes of composting solutions: backyard composting & industrial composting. At home composting techniques are generally limited to discarded food and yard trimmings. Types of residential food recycling include: Vermicast: This process of food recycling requires the employment of worms and other types of bugs to produce a combination of decomposed food and worm poop. Worm castings or worm poop are the consequence of the digestion of organic matter by worms; the castings are nutrient rich and they act as a soil enrichment. Bokashi Food Recycling: This type of accelerated composting requires the fermentation of food scraps using a wheat bran that has been inoculated with special microbes. The microbes degrade the food and after it's completely fermented, the food waste can be buried in a garden where it will complete the biodegradation process and will fertilize the soil. Backyard Composting: This practice of organic waste recycling requires an open air pile (or heap) of organic matter that is turned to make sure that the appropriate distribution of heat, moisture, and oxygen in the pile is maintained. The correct balance of wet and dry material should also be achieved to ensure that the pile will not smell. This form of food recycling is typically restricted to produce, as meat and meat products can bring rodents. Commercial composting centers can accept food waste, backyard clippings, animal manure, compostable food packaging supplies, and most organic matter. Varieties of industrial composting include: Windrow Composting: Windrow composting is a way of generating compost by placing organic waste into long rows or semi circle shaped piles. These rows are then turned by large machines to maintain even levels of temperature, moisture, and oxygen. Rows will typically range from four to eight feet tall and 14-16 feet in length. Aerated Static Pile (ASP): Aerated static pile organics recycling involves the construction of compost piles which have air pushed through them. The piles are not turned and may be left open or closed. Closed piles are covered by large plastic bags. Aerated static piles are generally used by composting facilities processing large amounts of wet organic waste. In Vessel Organic Recycling: In vessel organic recycling makes compost by using closed "reactors" that carefully monitor temperature and oxygen content levels throughout the biodegradation process. Compost production happens rapidly, happening in just a few weeks, but materials can need curing for weeks after. In vessel composting involves larger cash outlays than Windrow or Aerated static pile, but requires less property and labour. Anaerobic Digesters: Anaerobic digesters decompose organic materials in the absense of oxygen. Carbon dioxide and methane are produced at a roughly 1:1 level and methane is captured and used as an energy source. Once gas generation and capture is complete, the organic materials are cured with oxygen and can be turned into compost. The capital costs however for anaerobic digesters are considerably more than aerobic composting methods. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Learn more about composting, food waste recycling, biodegradable food packaging, and compostable utensils. |
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