Effect of active and passive aeration on composting of household biodegradable wastes: a decentralized approach by Prashant P. Bhave, Bhargavi N. Kulkarni

“…Purpose Present work aims at studying the influence of active (using external aerator) and passive (natural) aeration on composting of household biodegradable wastes. Methods To study the suitability of these reactors to household conditions, continuous loading was carried out for a period of 60 days. …”
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Determination of Biogas Potential of TR21 Region (Thrace) in Turkey by Gül Kaykıoğlu, Elif Cantekin

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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM EFFICIENCY IN SOME COUNTIES FROM ROMANIA AND POLAND by OANA TIRTOACA (IRIMIA), PRZYDATEK GRZEGORZ

“…Two counties mainly difference composition of municipal waste with predominance of biodegradable waste (60 %) in Bacau County and glass waste (35 %) in Nowy Sącz County with raw material properties. …”
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Wykorzystanie odpadów biodegradowalnych do produkcji biogazu jako alternatywnego źródła energii odnawialnej by Marlena Owczuk, Dorota Wardzińska, Anna Zamojska-Jaroszewicz, Anna Matuszewska

“…One method, which is gaining increased importance around the world, is anaerobic digestion, for which biodegradable waste is a valuable source of raw material (Ryckebosch et al. 2011; Deublein, Steinhauser 2008). …”
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Antioxidant Activity of Combination Simplicia and Extract of Avocado Peel (Persea americana Mill.) and Lime Peel (Citrus aurantifolia) by Elsa Dwi Rahayuningrum, Nur Masyithah Zamruddin, Fajar Prasetya

“… The avocado peel (Persea americana Mill.) and lime peel (Citrus aurantifolia) are biodegradable waste materials that contain antioxidant activities. …”
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Analyzing solid waste management practices for the hotel industry by S.T. Pham Phu, M.G. Hoang, T. Fujiwara

“…Moreover, the waste composition of the hotels was identified by 58.5% for biodegradable waste, 25.8% for recyclables and 15.7% for others. …”
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Strategies to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from the Solid Waste Management Sector: A Case Study of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka by Sobana Kayanan, B. F. A. Basnayake, R. T. K. Ariyawansha

“…There will be a 57% decrease in open dumping-related GHG emissions by 2040 if composting is made mandatory for biodegradable waste, even though it produces emissions. …”
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A review on the operational parameters and degradation kinetics used in anaerobic co-digestion of tannery residues by Shilpy Rani Basak, Samin Azhan Chowdhury, Rafiuzzaman Khan, Ahmad Hasan Nury, Md. Jahir Bin Alam, Md. Imran Kabir

“…Research related to anaerobic co-digestion of food wastes and easily biodegradable wastes is ongoing and a vast advancement has been observed already to reclaim biogas as recycled energy. …”
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Efficacy of vermicompost amended and bacterial diversity on plant growth and pathogen control by Raghda Zuhair, Abdel Naeim Al-Assiuty, Mohamed Khalil, Wesam Salama

“…Interstingly, the obtained bacterial species were Archangium gephyra, Corynebacterium glutamicum, Clostridium ultunense, Azospirillum sp. and Bacillus sp in biowastes.Conclusion According to these results, the produced vermicompost from different biodegradable wastes possesses bacterial diversity, lowers heavy metals' concentration, enhances plant growth parameter, and increases plant resistance against nematode infection.…”
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Banana plant waste composting through microbial inoculation and its performance in spinach by Likhesh Kumar Verma, Kishan Kumar Raj, Dippal, Safina Ismail, Tapas Chowdhury, Ravindra Soni

“…A polybag experiment was also carried out to study the effect of biodegraded waste on the growth performance of spinach (Spinacia oleracae) using completely randomized design (CRD). …”
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