Cedar Grove Compost: Developing a Combined Food-Yard Waste Centralized Composting Program

2016 ◽  
pp. 131-142
Author(s):  
Denise Bartlett
Keyword(s):  
Yard Waste

Insight into understanding the performance of electrochemical pretreatment on improving anaerobic biodegradability of yard waste

2021 ◽  
Vol 180 ◽  
pp. 1166-1178
Author(s):  
Sagarika Panigrahi ◽  
Hari Bhakta Sharma ◽  
Bikash Ranjan Tiwari ◽  
Nakka Vamsi Krishna ◽  
M.M. Ghangrekar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Yard Waste ◽  
Anaerobic Biodegradability ◽  
Electrochemical Pretreatment ◽  
Insight Into

scholarly journals Growing Food with Garbage: Effects of Six Waste Amendments on Soil and Vegetable Crops

HortScience ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 896-904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca J. Long ◽  
Rebecca N. Brown ◽  
José A. Amador
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Soil Organic Matter ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Sweet Corn ◽  
Mineral Fertilizer ◽  
Plant Nutrients ◽  
Chicken Manure ◽  
Organic C ◽  
Yard Waste

Using organic wastes as agricultural amendments is a productive alternative to disposal in landfills, providing nutrients for plant growth and carbon to build soil organic matter. Despite these benefits, a large fraction of organic waste is sent to landfills. Obstacles to the adoption of wastes as sources of plant nutrients include questions about harmful effects to crops or soils and the wastes’ ability to produce satisfactory yields. We compared six organic waste amendments with a mineral fertilizer control (CN) to determine effects on soil quality, soil fertility, crop quality, and crop yield in 2013 and 2014. Waste amendments were applied at a rate sufficient to supply 10,000 kg organic C/ha over two seasons, and mineral fertilizer was applied to control plots to provide 112 kg-N/ha/yr. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design with four replicates and three crops: sweet corn (Zea mays L. cv. Applause, Brocade, and Montauk), butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata Duchesne cv. JWS 6823), and potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Eva). Amendment with biosolids/yard waste cocompost (BS), dehydrated restaurant food waste (FW), gelatin manufacturing waste (GW), multisource compost (MS), paper fiber/chicken manure blend (PF), and yard waste compost (YW) did not have a negative impact on soil moisture, bulk density, electrical conductivity (EC), or the concentration of heavy metals in soil or plant tissue. Our results indicate potential uses for waste amendments including significantly raising soil pH (MS) and increasing soil organic matter [OM (YW and BS)]. The carbon-to-nitrogen ratio (C:N) of waste amendments was not a reliable predictor of soil inorganic N levels, and only some wastes increased potentially mineralizable nitrogen (PMN) levels relative to the control. Plots amended with BS, FW, and GW produced yields of sweet corn, butternut squash, and potatoes comparable with the control, whereas plots amended with YW, PF, and MS produced lower yields of sweet corn, squash, or both, although yields for potatoes were comparable with the control. In addition, the marketability of potatoes from PF plots was significantly better than that of the control in 2014. None of the wastes evaluated in this study had negative impacts on soil properties, some provided benefits to soil quality, and all produced comparable yields for at least one crop. Our results suggest that all six wastes have potential to be used as sources of plant nutrients.

Solubility of Phosphorus and Heavy Metals in Potting Media Amended with Yard Waste-Biosolids Compost

2004 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 373-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. K. Zhang ◽  
Z. L. He ◽  
P. J. Stoffella ◽  
D. V. Calvert ◽  
X. E. Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Yard Waste ◽  
Potting Media ◽  
Biosolids Compost

Enrichment of antibiotic resistance genes in soil receiving composts derived from swine manure, yard wastes, or food wastes, and evidence for multiyear persistence of swine Clostridium spp.

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Scott ◽  
Yuan-Ching Tien ◽  
Craig F. Drury ◽  
W. Daniel Reynolds ◽  
Edward Topp
Keyword(s):  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Resistance Genes ◽  
Swine Manure ◽  
Organic Amendments ◽  
Antibiotic Resistance Genes ◽  
Gene Target ◽  
Soil Dna ◽  
Yard Waste ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Clostridium Spp

The impact of amendment with swine manure compost (SMC), yard waste compost (YWC), or food waste compost (FWC) on the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes in soil was evaluated. Following a commercial-scale application of the composts in a field experiment, soils were sampled periodically for a decade, and archived air-dried. Soil DNA was extracted and gene targets quantified by qPCR. Compared with untreated control soil, all 3 amendment types increased the abundance of gene targets for up to 4 years postapplication. The abundance of several gene targets was much higher in soil amended with SMC than in soil receiving either YWC or FWC. The gene target ermB remained higher in the SMC treatment for a decade postapplication. Clostridia were significantly more abundant in the SMC-amended soil throughout the decade following application. Eight percent of Clostridium spp. isolates from the SMC treatment carried ermB. Overall, addition of organic amendments to soils has the potential to increase the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes. Amendments of fecal origin, such as SMC, will in addition entrain bacteria carrying antibiotic resistance genes. Environmentally recalcitrant clostridia, and the antibiotic resistance genes that they carry, will persist for many years under field conditions following the application of SMC.

scholarly journals Sugarcane Yield Response to Furrow-Applied Organic Amendments on Sand Soils

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Mabry McCray ◽  
Shangning Ji ◽  
Leslie E. Baucum
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Root Zone ◽  
Organic Amendments ◽  
Yield Response ◽  
Entire Volume ◽  
Yard Waste ◽  
Broadcast Application ◽  
Sugarcane Yield ◽  
Significant Yield ◽  
Yield Responses

Organic amendments have been shown to increase sugarcane yield on sand soils in Florida. These soils have very low water and nutrient-holding capacities because of the low content of organic matter, silt, and clay. Because of high costs associated with broadcast application, this field study was conducted to determine sugarcane yield response to furrow application of two organic amendments on sand soils. One experiment compared broadcast application (226 m3 ha−1) of mill mud and yard waste compost, furrow application (14, 28, and 56 m3 ha−1) of these materials, and no amendment. Another experiment compared furrow applications (28 and 56 m3 ha−1) of mill mud and yard waste compost with no amendment. There were significant yield (t sucrose ha−1) responses to broadcast and furrow-applied mill mud but responses to furrow applications were not consistent across sites. There were no significant yield responses to yard waste compost suggesting that higher rates or repeated applications of this amendment will be required to achieve results comparable to mill mud. Results also suggest that enhancing water and nutrient availability in the entire volume of the root zone with broadcast incorporation of organic amendments is the more effective approach for low organic matter sands.

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