subject: Recycles the Finite Matter in an Ecosystem [print this page] Recycles the Finite Matter in an Ecosystem
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Wheat and sorghum crop waste
Feedlot beef cattle manure
Chicken manure broiler and laying hens
Fruit waste e.g. mango , avocado pips and pulp
Green materials cutting and clippings
Stable waste manure and bedding
Alien trees like black wattle
A private company, Compost MaTTers in conjuction with our business partners are leading South African providers of turn-key compost manufacturing systems. Good compost manufacturers an enviroment where land is restored to how it was originally intended by our creator.
Good compost manufactures an environment where land is restored to how it was originally intended by our creator.
We continually strive for excellence in providing the following services to compost manufacturers:
Compost turning equipment ranged from small tractor drawn units to massive self-propelled units that can handle 7000 m of compost on a daily basis.
A comprehensive compost production unit with the expertise to ensure that international standard compost is consistently manufactured.
Various participation programs with Joint Venture Partners. A proven system used by large and successful farmers who have found considerable cost reductions, operational savings and a premium for a product that is truly organic in all respects.
Decomposition is the breakdown of organic matter into simpler forms. The process is essential for new growth and development because it recycles the finite matter in an ecosystem. Composting is the purposeful biodegradation of organic matter by microorganisms into carbon dioxide, water and biomass. This is part of a natural cycle which has been optimised by arranging environmental conditions to maximise its usefulness of resulting biomass or compost.
Compost balances soil and makes it healthy by building good soil structure. Benefits of compost for soil include improved aeration and water retention, improved soil nutrient content for plants, feeds essential soil bacteria and earthworms, and balances the pH content of soil.
The compost process upcycles organic waste and manures into a useful soil like substance which returns vital organic matter and nutrients for plants back to the soil. Composting engineers the best circumstances for organic waste to decompose quickly and efficiently conserving the most nutrients and mass in the process.
Compost benefits the environment by protecting our drinking water because less soluble nitrates are less likely to be washed in to ground and surface water. Compost protects our fish and shellfish by preventing erosion that sediments waterway which affects chances of survival. In addition making compost kills most coliform bacteria, viruses and parasites which may cause risk to fish populations and human health. Compost preserves our natural resources used in the manufacture of nitrogen fertilisers by using a natural process to recycle biomass of our ecosystem.
Compost building uses a variety of organic waste materials to manufacture a useful product which returns essential nutrients back to the soil. The various types of organic waste include kitchen waste like uncooked fruit and vegetable trimmings, yard waste like leaves and weeds, crop residues like stalks and hay, wood from trees and manures from poultry, humans, horses and cows.
The secret to building compost lies in balance, because composting organisms require four equally important elements to work effectively. These four elements are;
Carbon - for microbial oxidation which produces energy as heat.
Nitrogen - for the reproduction of oxidising organisms, nitrogen provides the protein.
Oxygen - for the oxidisation of carbons.
Water - for maintaining the balance of activity without causing anaerobic conditions.
Too much oxygen, water or carbon slows the process down. Oxygen and water balance is critical for maintaining the high temperatures needs to break down organic materials. Compost building has many benefits and a well-managed compost pile will reach temperatures high enough to kill fly eggs and larvae, weed seeds and pathogens. Compost building reduces odours associated with rotting organic material, reduces the bulk of uncomposted material by up to sixty percent, turns waste into a useful and marketable product, and evens out grazing patters of live stock on land unpolluted by fresh manure.
