ABSTRACT
10.1 COMPOST The disposal of garbage has become a global crisis which everyone is concerned about. Where do we put all the garbage and how do we continue to pay for the increasing costs of safely handling the mountain of solid waste generated everyday by everyone everywhere? World Waste Systems has the answer — recycle it through composting using a proven waste system! The composting process is approved by the USEPA, Minnesota EPA, Georgia EPA and has been used internationally with great success (USCC 2006). Compost is created from the decomposition and recombining of various forms of plant and animal life such as leaves, grass, wood, garbage, etc. These materials are organic matter. Organic matter is only a small fraction of the total material that makes up the soil between 1 and 8%. Yet, it is absolutely essential to the sustenance of soil life and fertility. Organic matter refers to dead plant and animal residues of all kinds and in all stages of breakdown or decay. Inseparable from these decaying dead residues are the living microorganisms that decompose or digest them. Microscopic life forms (bacteria and fungi) in the soil produce the recombining process. The result is humus. Heat energy is liberated during the process and this is the warmth felt in the compost pile. Most of the decomposition involves the formation of carbon dioxide and water as the organic
