Composta

COMPOST
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1. Definition of Composting
Composting, often described as nature’s way of recycling, is the biological process of breaking up of organic waste such as food waste, manure,leaves, grass trimmings, paper, worms, and coffee grounds, etc., into an extremely useful humus-like substance by various micro-organisms including bacteria, fungi and actinomycetes in the presence ofoxygen.

Actinomycetes are similar to fungus in the way they grow and spread, but its distinguishing elements are that the types of materials they are efficient at decomposing. The active nature inthis microscopic bacteria and the sheer number present (about 10 million per 1 gram of soil), make them highly effective at breaking down materials like tree bark, newspaper, and other hard organicmaterial.
Today, the use of composting to turn organic wastes into a valuable resource is expanding rapidly in many countries, as landfill space becomes scarce and expensive, and as people become moreaware of the impact they have on the environment.

The biological process is the very important part of the decomposition procedure.  As nature conceives decomposition, it will shorten the processif the combination is right.Water, nitrogen, carbon, and oxygen all together is a perfect mixture to combine with organic matter to materialize the process of decomposition.  This procedure will resultto productions of compost which will eventually help the soil become.

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How Does Composting Work?

Ingredients:
• Composting organisms require four equally important things to workeffectively:
• Carbon — for energy; the microbial oxidation of carbon produces the heat, if included at suggested levels [1].
• High carbon materials tend to be brown and dry.
•Nitrogen — to grow and reproduce more organisms to oxidize the carbon.
• High nitrogen materials tend to be green (or colorful, such as fruits and vegetables) and wet.[1]
• Oxygen — for oxidizing...