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posted on 2018-02-12, 15:10 authored by Malcolm Harper, Anjum Pervez, Jonathan Rouse, Silke Drescher, Chris ZurbruggComposting is a process of converting organic waste into humus. Humus is inert, so it can be used as a soil conditioner or as landfill cover. In low-income countries, inorganic waste such as metals and glass is often recycled by the informal sector, while non-governmental organizations and the private sector take a lead in recycling organic waste through composting. Nevertheless, organic waste and other value-less waste remains a major problem. This book presents the findings from the DFID-funded research project 'Promoting Compost as a Business for the Urban Poor' in the form of guidelines developed from case studies. The guidelines are helpful for planning and managing compost projects for creating sustainable employment for the urban poor.
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This document is an output from a project funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID).
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School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Research Unit
- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
Citation
HARPER, M. ... et al, 2004. Sustainable composting: Case studies and guidelines for developing countries. Loughborough: WEDC, Loughborough University.Publisher
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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Publication date
2004Notes
This book was published by the Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) at Loughborough University.ISBN
9781843800712Other identifier
WEDC_ID:14598Language
- en