Composting of organic fraction of municipal solid waste in a three-stage biodegradable composter.

ABSTRACT: The increase in municipal solid waste (MSW) generation rate has been a growing concern for the modern-day era. On-site composting has been the promising clean-tech alternative to managing biodegradable organic waste (BOW) in MSW. It allows sustainable and compact solutions for the in-house treatment of MSW, reducing the overall burden on landfill and treatment facilities. In this manuscript, a batch and pilot scale performance assessment study were conducted for BOW using a three-stage vertical drum composter (R1, R2, R3). The study aims to determine the impact of aeration, turning mechanisms, bulking agents, degradation rate, and process parameters on compost quality. It was found that physical-chemical properties such as bulk density (0.3 g/cm³), pH (∼7), temperature (<50 °C),

SUBMITTER: Chimanbhai Saypariya D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11408821 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature