Comprehensive Assessment of Segregated Bio-waste Composting The case of Syrian Refugees Hosting Communities in Northern Jordan

01.Jun.2019

​The present study explored the physicochemical properties of compost made from different segregated bio-waste row materials. Four experimental wind-row piles were constructed from different types of organic waste (fruit, vegetable, and garden waste), initiated and monitored. Plant residues and sawdust were used as bulking agents to provide the required C/N ratio needed for efficient decomposition. The produced compost was monitored in terms of chemical and physical properties. These indicated that the biological conditions were sufficiently developed. The experimental process showed overall decreasing profiles versus composting time for moisture, organic carbon, carbon/nitrogen content (C/N), and pile volume, as well as overall increasing profiles for electrical conductivity, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, total potassium, and bulk density. It was found that heavy metal concentrations were within the set limits and much lower than German standards. Furthermore, compost respiration in the samples indicates that all the compost samples were stable and can be rated as class IV and V final products.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335603265_Comprehensive_Assessment_of_Segregated_Bio-waste_Composting_The_case_of_Syrian_Refugees_Hosting_Communities_in_Northern_Jordan​