UPCYCLING: TAKING COMPOSTING A NOTCH HIGHER

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Nothing in the natural world gives us the picture of a full cycle of life like composting. Composting is simply breakdown of complex plant and animal remains into simpler substances that can be assimilated by plants. Composting usually mimics humus formation in nature – conversion of fallen leaves into compost. However, it may take over six months for the final product, which is quite some time. That said, in what ways could we hasten this process? COMPOSTING In normal composting, high nitrogen wastes (the very mushy ones) are combined with high carbon wastes (the dry stuff like straw) and let …

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