Composting is an ecologically sound method of recycling organic waste. Its advantages include the maintenance of soil fertility and improvement of soil physicochemical property. Bt is an essential part of the waste minimization That is, composting sho...
Composting is an ecologically sound method of recycling organic waste. Its advantages include the maintenance of soil fertility and improvement of soil physicochemical property. Bt is an essential part of the waste minimization That is, composting should be included to increase the recycling rate up to more than20%. To encourage composting of waste, it is necessary to develop some effec-tive microorganism additives for small scale facilities and densely populated areas, For medium and large-sine facilitiies, the optimum process should be selec-ted. Technical counselling and support Is desirable for small scale composters for urban residential and rural area, On the other hand, adequate amendment of rel-evant legislation should be followed to encourage composting. An example of un-reasonable legislation is the current fertilizer management act. According to the regulation, the maximum allowable limit of lead in the compost is less than 50ppm which is too strict, This limit should be increased to at least 300ppm,which is the observed level in most states in USA. At the same time, sound in-frastructure shou14 be established and decent publicity work should be achieved to accelerate composting activity.