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equivalence considerations <strong>and</strong> sustainability aims, a reduction of these
emissions should therefore be called for. On the part of the biological waste air
purification processes, an effective reduction of emissions is not adopted. Care
therefore needs to be taken with MBT to ensure that waste containing CFCs is
as far as possible excluded or filtered out early, but at all events that it does not
enter the biological stages. (Greenpeace., 2003)
4.8.Household treatment of Biodegradable waste separated at source
Another existing method of h<strong>and</strong>ling a specific fraction of waste (garden waste,
kitchen waste <strong>and</strong> specific type of paper) generated at households is
composting at source (Picture 9.). There are many types of composters today.
The only thing someone must do is separate the specific waste stream at source
<strong>and</strong> put it inside the composter (which is usually installed in a yard) for the
compost process to take place. Kitchen composters can be installed too for the
treatment of kitchen waste.
Picture 9.: Household composter
The process usually takes from 6-12 months. This depends on temperature, the
materials to be composted, etc. The final product (compost) can be used as a
fertilizer for agricultural purposes.
Finally mainly in Asia a household treatment method has been used for quite
sometime. It is the household (AD) treatment method. This method is mainly
used in agricultural territories. The producer can produce biogas for electricity
<strong>and</strong> fertilizer (as a by-product of the anaerobic digestion process). The method
though hasn’t been widely used because of the complexity of the AD process
<strong>and</strong> the lack of AD household systems without problem generation, such as
insufficient biogas production, odours, etc.