Composting Food and Yard Waste: A Guide for Individuals, Non-Profits, and the City of Buffalo [PDF]
, 2012 In 2010, the United States added 68 million tons of food and yard waste to landfills, accounting for roughly 34% of all municipal solid waste. Lowering the amount of this waste in a city’s garbage saves the taxpayers money and protects the environment ...
Mize, Rebecca
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International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in AgricultureRuminants have low efficiency of nitrogen utilisation; unutilised nitrogen is being excreted in the faeces and urine. The most effective way to minimise nitrogen losses in ruminant production is through efficient feeding strategy.
Aminu Nasiru +2 more
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BUILDING ORGANIC INSTITUTIONS: MOBILIZING LOCAL VILLAGE COUNCILS [PDF]
, 2013 Beyond capacity building for farmers, organic agriculture (OA) can grow sustainably by also building the capacity of local village institutions. We present strategies and success factors in organizing local Village Councils (VC) which serve as entry ...
Calub, Blesilda M. +2 more
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Effect of rice bran on the quality of vermicompost produced from food waste
International Journal of Environmental Health Engineering, 2016 Aims: The present study was carried out to evaluate the production of eco-friendly and environmentally bio-fertilizer from a mixture of food waste (FW) and rice bran (RB). Materials and Methods: The various mixtures of RB and FW (1:1, 1:2, 1:3, and 1:5)
Hamidreza Pourzamani, Mohammad Ghavi
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Humic Substances from Waste-Based Fertilizers for Improved Soil Fertility
AgronomyThis research explores how different organic waste transformation methods influence the production of humic substances (HSs) and their impact on soil quality.
Angela Maffia +6 more
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Pengolahan Sampah Organik Sayuran (Seledri, Kol, Dan Sawi) Dan Kotoran Kambing Menggunakan Metode Vermikomposting Skala Demplot [PDF]
, 2016 Vermicomposting sebagai suatu sistem teknologi yang murah untuk mengolah sampah organik. Vermicomposting merupakan suatu proses organik, bioksidasi dan stabilisasi non termofilik dari dekomposisi sampah organik yang tergantung pada cacing tanah untuk ...
Purba, F. (Frendiaman) +2 more
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UTILIZATION OF VERMIWASH POTENTIAL ON CERTAIN SUMMER VEGETABLE CROPS [PDF]
, 2009 The study was carried out to evaluate the impact of vermiwash on the growth, flowering and productivity of okra (Abelmoschus esculantus), lobia (Vigna unguiculata) and radish (Raphnus sativus).
GORAKH NATH, KESHAV SINGH
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EM4 Addition Effect with Eisenia foetida Worms on Compost Characteristics as a Soil Improver
Jurnal PresipitasiA lot of fish waste is produced by the community, both from the marketing sector and the fisheries sector, which is caught by fishermen. Almost 35% of the fish waste produced is in the form of heads, bones, innards and also fish remains that are not the ...
Ayu Nindyapuspa +3 more
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Bioconversion of biomass residue from the cultivation of pea sprouts on spent Pleurotus sajor-caju compost employing Lumbricus rubellus [PDF]
, 2012 Vermicomposting is a green technology for the purpose of nutrient enrichment from a variety of organic waste products. In this study, saw dust-based spent mushroom compost (SMC), an organic waste and biomass residue, was used as a medium for the ...
Azizi Abu Bakar
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Effect of different organic substrates on reproductive biology, growth and offtake of the African night crawler earthworm (Eudrilus eugeniae) [PDF]
, 2018 Rapid growth and high fecundity of E. eugeniae makes it a commercial vermicomposting agent. The worm is also a rich protein source (50-70%CP) in livestock diets.
Kabi, Fred +5 more
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