Posts Tagged "Compost"

Mortality Compost And Sourdough Bread

Mortality Compost And Sourdough Bread

In the words of my mentor, “You cannot make compost until you can bake bread”. The complexity of a composting process, the value of a balanced recipe and the importance of proper homogenization of raw materials can best be understood when compared to baking a loaf of sourdough bread. To make sourdough bread, one would need flour, lard, sugar, salt, water, and yeast. In addition to the ingredients, you also need a number of implements such as a mixing bowl, measuring cup, scale, wooden spoon, table, bread pan and obviously an oven. To knead the dough properly, you need a food...

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Tissue Digestors – Ten good reasons why using a tissue digestor makes sense.

Tissue Digestors – Ten good reasons why using a tissue digestor makes sense.

An increasing number of business owners are becoming aware of the potential applications of tissue digestor systems. Unfortunately most of the information available on tissue digestors is so scientifically orientated that it only serves to alienate the very people that it aims to educate. In this short article I will attempt to highlight a few good reasons – in a language that we all can understand and based on my personal experience - why tissue digestors make sense as a means of treating waste tissue. Tissue digestors employ a thermo-chemical process to break down the all the various...

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Which Composting System Do I Prefer?

Which Composting System Do I Prefer?

Which Composting System Do I Prefer? Article by Piet Kruger of Convertech Biological Conversion Technology “Which Composting System Do I Prefer?” is one of the most frequently asked questions that I encounter when dealing with organic waste management alternatives. Potential clients tend to look at composting from a different perspective than compost makers, and often are somewhat taken aback when presented with the intricacies and technical requirements of establishing and managing a compost facility. I find that more often that not the client’s expectations tend to lean towards a...

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