25 years before the ban

Article Abstract:

Australian Native Landscape (ANL) has been a pioneer in composting and recycling since the 1970's. In 1990, it was awarded a contract to process biosolids for the Sydney Water Board, resulting in the manufacture of Nitro Humus, a mixture of dewatered biosolids and timber residuals. Such a product has been used as seed bed for Port Botany and Kooragang Island's revegetation of marine sand. In Jan. 1997, with the government aiming to ban landfills, ANL won another contract for the operation of Eastern Creek's composting yard facility for New South Wales's Waste Service.

Australia, Product information, Production processes, Compost plants, Recycling (Waste, etc.), Recycling, Recycling industry, Humus, Australian Native Landscapes

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Regulating the sale of compost

Article Abstract:

The Association of American Plant Food Control Officials (AAPFCO) has created a task force to consider options for regulating the sale of compost. At present, regulations on the sale of compost vary from state to state, presenting a range of challenges for the composting industry. The AAPFCO has also adopted Canada's standards on an interim basis for heavy metals in fertilizers. However, some composters are concerned that the Canadian standards do not take account of the ability of compost to bind heavy metals.

Laws, regulations and rules

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Approaching 50 years of compost research

Article Abstract:

Research into composting since the 1950s has covered a wide range of issues, including the growth response of microbes and the significance of variations in temperature and moisture levels. Future developments may include the expansion of community-based composting of yard trimmings and the use of compost material for its physical and chemical properties to absorb from water organics that are hard to degrade. Large-scale composting may become a viable way of managing suitable solid and aqueous wastes.

Research, Column

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