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conditions (i.e., as brief as a few weeks to as long as a year or two).
(Tchobanoglous <strong>and</strong> Kreith, 2002)
2.1.3. Composting Technologies
Composting provides the humus <strong>and</strong> nutrients essential for a healthy soil. By
returning compost to the soil, the soil is rebuilt <strong>and</strong> maintained for sustainable
production. There are various methods <strong>and</strong> equipment available for the
composting process depending on the kind of material <strong>and</strong> the time needed for
composting process. The general experience in composting is that oxygen
supply is maybe the most important factor, <strong>and</strong> this is the reason why the
equipment tends to concentrate on the most efficient transfer of oxygen to all
parts of the composting material because without it no compost process may
occur. (Jorgensen et al., 1981,).
The most common composting technologies (figure 3.) are:
windrow composting
Aerated Static Pile Composting
enclosed, or in-vessel composting
Figure 3.: Typical composting systems
(Dubois, González., 2004)