Wednesday, 10 February 2016

Advantages of Composting

Advantages of Composting



Volume reduction of waste. 

Final weight of compost is very less. 

Composting temperature kill pathogen, weed seeds and seeds. 

Matured compost comes into equilibrium with the soil. 

During composting number of wastes from several sources are blended together. 

Excellent soil conditioner 

Saleable product.

Improves manure  handling 

Reduces the risk of pollution 

Pathogen reduction 

Additional revenue.

Suppress plant diseases and pests.

Reduce or eliminate the need for chemical fertilizers.

Promote higher yields of agricultural crops.


Facilitate reforestation, wetlands restoration, and habitat revitalization efforts by amending contaminated, compacted, and marginal soils.

Cost-effectively remediate soils contaminated by hazardous waste.

Remove solids, oil, grease, and heavy metals from stormwater runoff.

Capture and destroy 99.6 percent of industrial volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) in contaminated air.

Provide cost savings of at least 50 percent over conventional soil, water, and air pollution remediation technologies, where applicable.

courtesy : tnau.ac.in

No comments:

Post a Comment