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Organic Waste Composting Through Nexus Thinking : Practices, Policies, and Trends.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hettiarachchi, Hiroshan.
Other Authors: Caucci, Serena., Schwärzel, Kai.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2020.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1: Organic Waste Composting Through Nexus Thinking: Linking Soil and Waste as a Substantial Contribution to Sustainable Development
  • 1 Background
  • 2 Compost: A Sustainable Product for Soil Enrichment
  • 3 Composting: A Sustainable Method of Managing Organic Waste
  • 4 Bridging the Gaps Through Nexus Thinking
  • 5 Composting in the Sustainable Development Agenda
  • 6 Emerging Trends: New Opportunities Versus New Challenges
  • 7 The Way Forward
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Composting as a Municipal Solid Waste Management Strategy: Lessons Learned from Cajicá, Colombia
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Waste Management in Colombian Municipalities
  • 2.1 Policy Support Received by Municipalities
  • 2.2 Cajicá Municipality, Colombia
  • 3 Green Containers Program: The Composting Initiative Launched by the Cajicá Municipality
  • 3.1 Organic Waste Source Separation: Awareness Raising
  • 3.2 Composting Process and Quality Control
  • 4 Discussion: Lessons from Cajicá
  • 4.1 Proper Planning and Stakeholder Involvement
  • 4.2 The Business Model and Governance Aspects
  • 4.3 Educating the Next Generation
  • 4.4 Technology Adaptation to Local Conditions
  • 4.5 Putting Nexus Thinking into Practice
  • 4.6 Concerns
  • 5 Summary and Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Composting: A Sustainable Route for Processing of Biodegradable Waste in India
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Composting of Different Wastes
  • 2.1 Agricultural/Lignocellulosic Waste
  • 2.2 Sewage Sludge
  • 2.3 MSW
  • 2.4 Biomedical Waste
  • 3 Composting Techniques Used in India
  • 3.1 Conventional Composting Techniques
  • 3.2 Novel Composting Techniques
  • 4 Composting as a Technique for Solid Waste Management in the Indian Scenario
  • 4.1 Composting in the City of Kolkata
  • 4.2 The Scenario of Composting in Delhi
  • 4.3 Status of Composting in Nagpur City.
  • 4.4 The Scenario of Composting in Alappuzha and Thiruvananthapuram
  • 4.5 The Overall Scenario of Composting in India
  • 5 Capacity Building Efforts: Strategies and Schemes Launched by the Government of India
  • 6 Conclusion and Recommendations
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Composting in Sri Lanka: Policies, Practices, Challenges, and Emerging Concerns
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Agricultural Nutrient Management Practices in Sri Lanka
  • 3 Government Initiatives to Promote Composting
  • 3.1 Standardisation and Recent Changes
  • 3.2 Stakeholder Involvement: Good Practice Examples
  • 4 Safety Concerns Raised by the Major Raw Materials Used
  • 4.1 Making Compost out of MSW: Opportunity Versus Challenges
  • 4.2 Poultry Litter/Manure as Raw Material for Composting and Its Associated Challenges
  • 4.3 Challenges Associated with Composting Cattle Manure
  • 4.4 Human Faeces as a Source of Raw Material in Composting
  • 5 Environmental Impact: Status and the Way Forward
  • 5.1 Impact on Soil Environment
  • 5.2 Pollutants of Emerging Concern
  • Organic Pollutants and Bio-aerosols
  • Microplastics
  • Antibiotic Resistance Determinants
  • 5.3 The Way Forward
  • 6 Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Valuing Waste - A Multi-method Analysis of the Use of Household Refuse from Cooking and Sanitation for Soil Fertility Management in Tanzanian Smallholdings
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Sustainable Food Production and the 'Energy-Sanitation-Agriculture' Nexus
  • 1.2 Objectives and Outline
  • 2 Description of the Study Area
  • 2.1 Location and Climate
  • 2.2 Rural Livelihoods in Karagwe District
  • 2.3 The Agroecosystem in Karagwe
  • 2.4 Soil Pre-conditions in Karagwe
  • 2.5 Soil Management Applied in Karagwe
  • 3 Material and Methods
  • 3.1 Case Study Projects and Technologies
  • 3.2 Methods Applied to Study Recycling-Based Soil Management Strategies
  • 4 Discussion of Results.
  • 4.1 Laboratory-Based Characterisation of Locally Available Substrates
  • 4.2 Empirical Study of the Use of Locally Available Substrates as Soil Fertility Improvers
  • 4.3 SWIM
  • 4.4 Soil Fertility Management Around the Energy-Sanitation-Agriculture Nexus
  • 5 Discussion of Opportunities and Challenges
  • 5.1 Utilising Biogas Slurry as a Fertiliser
  • 5.2 Utilising Biochar for Composting
  • 5.3 Utilising Faeces as a Compost Additive
  • 5.4 Utilising Urine as Fertiliser and Compost Additive
  • 6 Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Urban Waste as a Resource: The Case of the Utilisation of Organic Waste to Improve Agriculture Productivity Project in Accra, Ghana
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Context
  • 2.1 Strategic Focus and Methods Used
  • 2.2 Project Actors
  • 3 Data Collection and Analyses
  • 4 Baseline Situation
  • 4.1 Profile of Vulnerable Groups in the Municipality
  • 4.2 Waste Management Practices in Local Markets
  • 4.3 Farmers' Profile
  • 4.4 Public Views on Compost-Grown Foods
  • 4.5 Exploration of Business Models
  • 5 Observations from Project Implementation
  • 5.1 Knowledge Co-creation
  • 5.2 Youth Engagement and Skill Training
  • 5.3 Engagement of Market Traders and Waste Segregation
  • 5.4 Farmer Engagement and Training
  • 5.5 On-Farm Experimentation
  • 5.6 The Business Model
  • 6 Key Outcomes and Achievements
  • 7 Challenges
  • 7.1 Stakeholder Engagement with Government Agencies
  • 7.2 The Low Level of Awareness of the Value of Compost
  • 7.3 Practice of Non-segregation of Waste from Source
  • 8 Sustainability Pathways
  • 9 Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Organic Waste Composting at Versalles: An Alternative That Contributes to the Economic, Social and Environmental Well-Being of Stakeholders
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 General Aspects of the Locality
  • 3 Management of MSW
  • 3.1 Generation and Composition of the MSW.
  • 3.2 Storage of MSW
  • 3.3 Collection and Transport
  • 3.4 Recovery and Recycling
  • 4 Composting of Organic Waste
  • 4.1 Technical Aspects
  • Substrate Conditions
  • Process Conditions
  • Product Quality
  • Improvement Strategies
  • 4.2 Economic and Social Aspects
  • 5 Final Considerations
  • References
  • Chapter 8: Traditional and Adapted Composting Practices Applied in Smallholder Banana-Coffee-Based Farming Systems: Case Studies from Kagera and Morogoro Regions, Tanzania
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Banana-Coffee-Based Farming Systems in the Highlands of Tanzania
  • 3 Composting Practices
  • 3.1 Traditional Practice: In-Situ and Pit Composting
  • 3.2 Adapted Practice: On-Surface Composting
  • 4 Case Studies
  • 4.1 Traditional Composting in the Kagera Region
  • 4.2 On-Surface Composting in the Morogoro Region
  • 5 Discussion
  • 6 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 9: Co-composting: An Opportunity to Produce Compost with Designated Tailor-Made Properties
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Co-composting: Organic Waste Composted with Inorganic and Biotic Additives
  • 2.1 Effects of Additives on Composting Process and Compost Quality
  • 2.2 Effects of Additives on Nutrient Concentration and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  • 2.3 Main Mechanisms Identified in Compost Science and in Co-composting Approaches
  • 2.4 Legislative Aspects and Implications Within the European Union
  • 3 A Proposal for an Improved Definition for Co-composting
  • 4 Co-composting of Dredged Sediments with Green Waste to Produce Technosols: A Pilot Study
  • 4.1 Materials and Methods
  • 4.2 Key Observations
  • 4.3 Legislative Issues Relating to Two Types of Waste - One Product Scenario
  • 5 Discussion
  • 5.1 Technical Mismatch and Legislative Gaps
  • 6 Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 10: Biochar-Compost Mixtures as a Promising Solution to Organic Waste Management Within a Circular Holistic Approach.
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Organic Waste in a Linear Economy
  • 3 Novel Mode of Action Founded on Circularity
  • 3.1 Composting and Biochar: Synergism as a Support to the Holistic Approach
  • 3.2 Recent Developments in BCM
  • 3.3 Artificially Formed Terra Preta and Crop Growth
  • 4 Untapped Economic Potential of Organic Waste
  • 5 Barriers to the New, Holistic and Circular Approach
  • 5.1 Lack of Innovative Supply Chains
  • 5.2 Subsidising Policies
  • 5.3 Non-holistic Policies
  • 6 Looking Ahead to the Future Development of BCM
  • 7 Conclusions
  • References.

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