The Composting Handbook provides a single guide to the science, principles and best practices of composting for large-scale composting operations facing a variety of opportunities and challenges converting raw organic materials into a useful and marketable product.

Composting is a well-established and increasingly important method to recycle and add value to organic by-products. Many, if not most, of the materials composting treats are discarded materials that would otherwise place a burden on communities, industries, farms and the environment. Composting converts these materials into a valuable material, compost, that regenerates soils improving soils for plant growth and environmental conservation.

The Composting Handbook expands on previously available resources by incorporating new information, new subjects and new practices, drawing its content from current scientific principles, research, engineering and industry experience. In both depth and breadth, it covers the knowledge that a compost producer needs to succeed. Topics include the composting process, methods of composting, equipment, site requirements, environmental issues and impacts, business knowledge, safety, and the qualities, uses and markets for the compost products.

The Composting Handbook is an invaluable reference for composting facility managers and operators, prospective managers and operators, regulators, policy makers, environmental advocates, educators, waste generators and managers and generally people interested in composting as a business or a solution. It is also appropriate as a textbook for college courses and a supplemental text for training courses about composting or organic waste management.

Created in conjunction with the Compost Research and Education Foundation (CREF)
Includes the latest information on composting and compost, providing the first comprehensive resource in decades
Written with focus on both academic and industrial insights and advances

Frequently asked questions

Simply head over to the account section in settings and click on “Cancel Subscription” - it’s as simple as that. After you cancel, your membership will stay active for the remainder of the time you’ve paid for. Learn more here.

At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.

Both plans give you full access to the library and all of Perlego’s features. The only differences are the price and subscription period: With the annual plan you’ll save around 30% compared to 12 months on the monthly plan.

We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.

Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.

Yes, you can access The Composting Handbook by Robert Rynk,Ginny Black,Jane Gilbert,Johannes Biala,Jean Bonhotal,Mary Schwarz,Leslie Cooperband in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Tecnología e ingeniería & Agricultura. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher

Academic Press

Year

2021

ISBN

9780323856034

Topic

Tecnología e ingeniería

Subtopic

Agricultura

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Authors and Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments and appreciations
Chapter 1. Why compost?
Chapter 2. Enterprise planning
Chapter 3. The composting process
Chapter 4. Compost feedstocks
Chapter 5. Passively aerated composting methods, including turned windrows
Chapter 6. Forced aeration composting, aerated static pile, and similar methods
Chapter 7. Contained and in-vessel composting methods and methods summary
Chapter 8. Composting animal mortalities
Chapter 9. Composting operations and equipment
Chapter 10. Site planning, development, and environmental protection
Chapter 11. Process management
Chapter 12. Odor management and community relations
Chapter 13. Safety and health principles and practices for composting facilities
Chapter 14. Facility management
Chapter 15. Compost characteristics and quality
Chapter 16. Compost use
Chapter 17. Compost use for plant disease suppression
Chapter 18. Compost marketing and sales
Chapter 19. Composting economics
Appendices
Sources of photographs and external graphics
Index