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Composting for a Sustainable Future: Turning Waste Into Nutrient-Rich Soil
Copyright: © 2024
|Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-9838-5.ch013
Abstract
As the worldwide waste management problem has risen, composting has gained popularity. It turns organic trash into nutrient-rich soil for agriculture, landscaping, and environmental rehabilitation. This chapter on composting, “Composting for a Sustainable Future: Turning Waste into Nutrient-Rich Soil,” is comprehensive. It covers decomposition science, composting methods, materials, and procedures. Composting's agricultural, landscaping, and environmental remediation benefits are also covered. The chapter also examines composting's role in climate change mitigation, its obstacles, and remedies. Decomposition can help people, businesses, and communities live more sustainably. It urges decomposition and trash reduction and provides information about tools to start composting, a simple yet efficient solution to worldwide waste management.