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The package Composting Science for Industry developed by the Recycled Organics Unit is now available.

This package comprises a series of nine easy-to-read information sheets.

An updated Third Edition of this publication is now available to download for free.

This package aids in understanding the fundamentals of composting and enables operators to manipulate the process to maximise the rate of decomposition of the organic material and meet other environmental or quality specifications.

The package Composting Science for Industry consists of nine Information Sheets.
Download individual information sheets from the package as required:

Preface, Introduction and TOC to Composting Science for Industry
Information Sheet No. 5-1:	Composting science for industry
Information Sheet No. 5-2:	Composting systems
Information Sheet No. 5-3:	Temperature
Information Sheet No. 5-4:	Oxygen
Information Sheet No. 5-5:	Water
Information Sheet No. 5-6:	Porosity, structure, texture and particle size
Information Sheet No. 5-7:	Carbon to nitrogen ratio (C:N) and other nutrients
Information Sheet No. 5-8:	pH
Information Sheet No. 5-9:	The composting recipe, processing time and curing

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