Waste Recycling Gardening Nursery Landscaping Guide
Organic Waste Recycling To Create Compost
By Pixie Matthews
Every year there are more and more reports about the skyrocketing
cost of managing garbage and sewage and the problems that municipalities
are facing with landfills that are not only full, but overflowing.
Organic waste recycling has helped to alleviate these problems
in some areas.
In addition, this focus on the recycling of organic materials
has eliminated some issues with groundwater contamination and
has served to improve the safety of soils for organic farming
operations.
According to researchers, large cities and substantial animal-raising
facilities end up wasting tons and tons of natural resources every
day, while polluting lakes, rivers and oceans when they allow
their organic refuse, manure and sewage to be discarded.
Organic Waste Is A Form Of Wealth Being Squandered
Experts say that a much better use of this material is to regard
it as what it really is, a form of wealth that is being squandered.
This waste of significant natural resources can be tapped into
with proper organic recycling efforts.
Instead of putting out huge amounts of taxpayers' money in order
to deal with the various stages of organic waste products, there
are many experts who point out that this money would be much better
spent if used to establish organic waste recycling programs.
Such programs have the potential to take a budget drain and transform
it into a new source of income for these municipalities, while
at the same time significantly improving the environment.
Landfills Are Near Capacity In Many Countries Around The World
A recent report that studied the issue noted that landfills are
nearing capacity in many countries around the globe and that the
organic waste material that is simply allowed to rot ends up releasing
methane gasses into the environment and leaching acids into groundwater
systems.
The report also indicated that there are 13 US states that are
expected to be completely out of landfill capacity in ten years
or less, which means that recycling options must be seriously
considered.
One researcher pointed out that municipalities in all industrialized
nations spend massive amounts of taxpayers' money to get rid of
valuable organic nutrients. This is a bad habit.
Turn Organic Waste Into A Revenue Stream
He goes on to say that with some careful thought and a changed
perspective on recycling composting programs, these cities could
readily turn their organic waste into a revenue steam that would
benefit the environment and significantly relieve the taxpayers'
burden.
The technology and the systems are already available, and are
in use in many other areas. In the province of Tanum, Sweden,
a low-water consumption composting toilet system has been instituted.
Converting Organic Waste Into Compost Products
This system uses only one seventh the amount of water that is
used in traditional flush toilet systems and also eliminates the
maintenance of extensive sewage systems and treatments plants.
In addition, this method of recycling waste converts the organic
sewage and garbage into viable compost products that are both
usable and suitable for selling.
When an organic waste recycling system is set up in an area,
all of the animal waste and the city's sewage is diverted so that
it can be used in the composting process to create the organic
material that can be utilized in organic farming and gardening
processes.
The experts estimate that a savings of as much as 15% can be
realized because of a reduction in the reliance on other types
of fertilizers.
About the Author:
Pixie Matthews has written a number of articles on gardening and
landscaping including Organic
Vegetable Gardening, Vegetable
Gardening Tips, Spring
Vegetable Gardening, Compost
For Your Vegetable Garden, Vegetable
Gardening Tricks.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Little Known Gardening Facts....
What can I use to help the material break down?
If you want your compost heap and material
to break down faster you are going to need to keep it aerated,
moist and broken into smaller pieces. You can also help break
down the material by adding worms and other small insects into
the pile that will help eat the organic material.
Their waste products are filled with great nutrients for the
soil and before long you will have a compost heap that is ready
to hit the garden to begin the cycle all over again. It is a circle
of life that is a great example of Mother Nature at her finest
and shows what recycling can do for the environment.
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