Enhancing food waste compost quality with nutrient amendments

International Journal of Recycling Organic Waste in Agriculture

مقاله 2، دوره 11، شماره 1، خرداد 2022، صفحه 15-31   

نوع مقاله: Original Article

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.30486/ijrowa.2021.1901356.1121

نویسندگان

John Boateng Nkansah^{* 1}؛ Samson Oduro-Kwarteng¹؛ Helen Michelle Korkor Essandoh¹؛ Richard Amankwa Kuffuor²

¹Department of Civil Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, PMB KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana

²Department of Environmental Health and Sanitation, University of Education, Mampong, Ghana

چکیده

Purpose Recycling of food waste fraction of municipal solid waste into compost for use in agriculture is seen as an effective environmentally–friendly option. In developing countries, however, there are few commercial composting facilities producing composts whose use in agriculture is low, mainly due to their low nutrient content compared to chemical fertilizers.
Method This study investigated the effect of the food waste (FW) nutrient-amendment ratio on compost quality using amendments such as Cocoa Pod Husk Ash (CPHA), poultry manure (PM), and cow manure (CM). Six treatments (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, and T6) and control were composted for 70 days.
Results The total Nitrogen, total Phosphorous, and total Potassium content ranged from 0.96–1.42%, 0.19–0.78%, and 0.86-1.42%, respectively, for the different compost types. In all treatments, the C/N ratio reduced significantly, while concentrations of heavy metals (Pb and Zn) were within the acceptable international limits. Toxicity of composts to cucumber (Cucumis sativus) was ascertained. Germination index (GI) was the highest in T5 (FW amended with PM only) whereas the control (FW only) recorded the least GI.
 Conclusion This study shows that the use of PM, CM, and CPHA seems to be beneficial for the enrichment of food waste compost.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Food waste recycling؛ Composting؛ Compost quality؛ Nutrient amendments؛ Municipal solid waste

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