Composting separately collected waste: the Végéterre process

Abstract

Stricter regulations have forced local authorities to organise home collections for biowastes comprising garden refuse, kitchen and sometimes paper, cardboard and nappies. The processing methods are not defined. In Niort, between May and June 1994, the "végéterre" compost method was tested on four different batches. One of the tests applied to biowastes from the selective collection in Niort. The other tests varied the composition of biowastes to be treated. Regular physical and chemical analyses monitored the stages of decomposition of the batches studied. The comparison of the batches was based on the analysis results obtained and on the regulations concerning fertilisers and culture media.