COMPOSTING AS A METHOD OF BIODEGRADABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT

Ivana Ilic Krstic, Jasmina Radosavljević, Amelija Djordjević, Danijela Avramović, Ana Vukadinović

DOI Number
https://doi.org/10.22190/FUWLEP1802135I
First page
135
Last page
145

Abstract


This paper discusses the composting process as one of the methods of biodegradable waste management. It presents the fundamentals of the composting process, an overview of raw materials for composting, the basic characteristics of composting products, as well as an example of composting within the public utility company “Mediana” from Niš.

Keywords

biodegradable waste treatment, composting, waste management

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