@article{Butt_Aslam_Bareen_Shafiq_Butt_Shahid_Javaid_Husnain_2019, title={Organic Waste Composting: A Resource Recovery Approach towards Sustainable Environment}, volume={1}, url={http://tiikmpublishing.com/proceedings/index.php/WCWM/article/view/483}, DOI={10.17501/26510251.2019.1203}, abstractNote={<p>Organic waste (including kitchen, garden/lawn, and agricultural waste) were subject<br>to composting through static pile and soil pit composting techniques to determine the best<br>method for managing the organic fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). These<br>conventional methods were used with some innovations (by using soil as seed compost and<br>aeration assembly) to increase the efficiency while keeping the process cost effective.<br>Quantitative parameter analysis of initial feedstocks such as weight, moisture content (MC)<br>and bulk density (BD) were measured before setting up each experiment. Temperature<br>variation was monitored on a daily basis and measurement of CO2 emission on weekly basis.<br>Moreover, mixing of feedstock for aeration and applying water for optimum moisture content<br>were also subject to weekly activities. Final compost from each experiment was analyzed<br>against physical and chemical parameters such as colour, MC, BD, water holding capacity, pH<br>and electrical conductivity. Aerobic soil pit showed better results among other composting<br>techniques with with BD of 530±0.01 kg/m3<br>, MC 37.40±0.26 %, water holding capacity<br>94±0.45 %, pH 8.00±0.10 and electrical conductivity 1.06±14.42 dS/m. Based on the<br>experiment’s results, there were two conclusions drawn, first the application of soil proved to<br>be very helpful as seed compost in a static pile showing good results. Secondly, soil pit<br>composting with modification of passive aeration also proved it as a potential technique to<br>manage organic waste.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Proceedings of the World Conference on Waste Management}, author={Butt, Maria Abdullah and Aslam, Hafiz Muhammad Umer and Bareen, Firdaus-e- and Shafiq, Muhammad and Butt, Farhan Ahmad and Shahid, Maham and Javaid, Amna and Husnain, Ahmed}, year={2019}, month={Oct.}, pages={30–41} }