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COMPOSTING IN A MUNICIPAL RECYCLING PROGRAMME – THE DUNDEE EXPERIENCE
Article number
469_2
Pages
35 – 42
Language
Abstract
The disposal of botanical wastes is an increasing problem.
The volumes of wastes arising from gardening and municipal landscape maintenance combined with increasing costs for disposal using landfill caused by the introduction of the Landfill Tax are powerful motivating factors for local authorities to find alternative disposal methods.
Where such methods are also entirely natural and therefor environmentally acceptable or even beneficial they enable local authorities to act positively to implement the principles of the Local Agenda 21.
The volumes of wastes arising from gardening and municipal landscape maintenance combined with increasing costs for disposal using landfill caused by the introduction of the Landfill Tax are powerful motivating factors for local authorities to find alternative disposal methods.
Where such methods are also entirely natural and therefor environmentally acceptable or even beneficial they enable local authorities to act positively to implement the principles of the Local Agenda 21.
The City of Dundee (Scotland’s Recycling City) initiated a large scale municipal composting scheme using open-air windrow composting in 1992. It is still one of the largest municipal composting schemes in the U.K, and is founded on sound microbiological research and laboratory testing.
The paper describes the experiences of Dundee City Council over the life of the scheme and will explain both the philosophy behind and the methods adopted by the council in developing this most successful venture.
Authors
A. K.G. Lamont
Keywords
Botanical Waste, Compostainer, Discovery Compost, Mesophilic, Thermophilic, Windrow
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