Transforming Organic Waste into Gold: The Power of Composting
The article reviews how composting can help manage different types of organic wastes like kitchen scraps, animal waste, and sewage. Composting is a cost-effective way to break down these wastes and create compost that can be used to improve soil quality and provide nutrients for plants. Factors like pH, temperature, moisture, and carbon-nitrogen ratio affect the quality of compost. Different types of organic wastes contain varying levels of heavy metals and essential nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Properly adding compost to soil can benefit plants without causing harm.