As of recently, there has been an ever-growing buzz regarding the environment and being sustainable, and we need to embrace this movement. As the population grows, our demands on Earth’s resources grow, and this current rate is not sustainable. Barring any change, we will not have enough freshwater and natural resources to support our society in the near future. Each day, we incur more and more damage through the demands of consumerism, and this must come to an end. We must, as a society, take it upon ourselves to make individual changes which will potentially be the start of a global shift to a sustainable lifestyle. Our conscious decisions and actions will determine the future health of our planet. Right now is the time we can make a difference for the future.
One conscious decision that we can make to save the environment for future generations is to compost. Composting is a process that converts organic waste into a useful product that can be used as a soil fertilizer. Compost is actually one of nature’s best mulches and soil amendments, and it can be used as a substitute for artificial fertilizers (“Evanston…” 2). Compost is created by first collecting organic scraps that would normally be thrown away, such as yard trimmings and food scraps. These materials are then left in a controlled environment that is ideal for natural decomposition. This environment can be created in a special composting bin or even in a pile in your backyard. After allowing your pile to decompose for a few months, your compost is ready to be used as a fertilizer in your garden.
Figure 1: Man holding a pile of compost Figure 2: Inputs and outputs of the composting process
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Florida International University (FIU) is not only a standard in quality education as it is also a innovator in best practices especially those that have to do with the environment. The University’s commitment to ensuring that its community contributes to the preservation and protection of the environment has led it to pioneer innovations in solid waste management, in particular, in recycling; because the University clearly understands that recycling is more beneficial compared to waste disposal, it has established its own reputation in the proper and efficient management of solid waste.
Composted cow manure makes garden plants grow great. It has rich strong fertilizer. Usually it is mixed in with the soil or put on top of the dirt. Sometimes if the fertilizer is too limited it cannot make the right amount of heat to get enough nutrients. Although if it is too big, it can't get air very well. In order to give the manure air, you have to turn the pile a lot.
A school of 200 students give or take could create up to 75 lb of compost waste each week,that's over 3,000 pounds a year! By switching over to a compost it would generate life goals and practices that help young adults and kids become great individuals. compost teaches kids about the environment, new ways to reduce landfill waste, and creative fun ways to get rid of your trash at home.
One practice enjoying success today is the process of composting. Originally utilized by farmers and in backyards, composting is the natural breaking down of organic materials into soil. The popularity of composting seems reflect people's attitudes and desires to be closer to nature. Compost can occur from levels as small as backyard piles to the heights of corporate composting facilities. When done properly, composting can provide cost benefits and greatly reduce amounts of garbage. Either way, composting is a growing practice that's efficiency grows over time and may become as widespread as garbage collection today.
Vermicomposting is worm composting, it’s a great way to recycle your carrot peelings, eggshells, coffee grinds, and used paper towels. Red wiggler worms can eat their body weight in food each day. As they eat, the worms create castings that are nutrient-rich organic matter. When castings mix with decomposed organic matter you wind up with compost full of beneficial microbes and nutrients that, when spread on a garden, help feed, nourish, and protect growing plants. According to a 1998 article in Bio-resource Technology, vermicompost is compared with high-grade horticultural compost "has desirable aesthetics, has reduced levels of contaminants and tends to hold more nutrients over a longer period, without impacting the environment. “It’s a win for everyone! In this document
Compost is decomposed organic material used to fertilize plants. It’s generally used as a way to easily give plants nutrients or change the structure of soil to make it easier for plants to grow. Compost is important for plants, serving as the quickest way for plants to receive nutrients.
Composting reduces waste, helps protect the climate, and stimulates the local economy. Urban forestry is the care of single trees and tree populations in various communities. Its benefits include, reducing global warming, improving air quality and aid with reducing stromwater run-off and erosion.
Nikki Phipps Graduated at Forsyth Technical Community college she is a gardening enthusiast and a writing. Nikki Phipps, Making Compost (1). Using horse manure give a little push to the plants. Horse manure also contains fibre making a great soil conditioner making a good soil structure and texture
Composting is the process of biodegrading the waste material in which an enormous number of materials like hydrocarbons, nitrogenous compounds, acids, their derivatives and even other organic and inorganic substances can be remediated from the environment (Finstein et al., 1986). Compost pro...
wage and productive work to agriculturists consistently. Poultry compost has high fertilizer esteem and can be utilized for expanding yield of all products.
...d trash on the soil in order to keep the soil fresh. My interest would be like find a material to transform those waste or trash as a <>. By that mean, Farmers, instead of buying chemical products to damage the soil, they would use that possibility to keep the soil safe and sound and save money too. Therefore, in order to improve air quality in my community, those disciplines would be highly required. It will also be very good for the safety of the environment.
Many people assume that the environment is not in danger. They believe that as technology advances, we do not need to worry about renewing natural resources, recycling, and finding new ways to produce energy. They state that one person in the world does not make a large difference. In reality, each individual's contribution greatly affects our environment. Our natural resources are slowly disappearing, and we must work together to save them and the Earth from ruin.
Not only benefiting us, our involvement in making compost benefits the environment also. As if we already don’t have enough garbage filling our landfills, we certainly don’t need our yard waste to waste any more space when we can so easily handle it ourselves. Compost helps reduce the volume it could contribute to landfills. Why put it into the earth that way, when we can enrich it by turning our yard waste into a natural fertilizer? It also helps prevents us from purchasing pesticides and chemical fertilizers that could further damage the environment and the animals around us.
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Nowadays, huge garbage stream from different parts and areas of the world are filling up fast. Land is limited; there is simply not enough space for the next 40 years. With composting, research shown that there will be reduce in the overall garbage destined to the landfill by up to 65%. This is so as decomposition happens quickly with the right combination of moisture, oxygen, pH, nutrients, bacteria and fungi, and temperature. In short it happens well in a managed compost