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The How to Use Recycled Organics Products information package contains a series of product use sheets for individual product categories.

Products covered in this guide include those in relevant Australian Standards such as composts, coil conditioners and mulches, general and specialist potting mixes, soils for landscaping and garden use, and organic products used for playground resurfacing.

 

This individual product use sheets in this package cover:

  • The range of products containing recycled organics;
  • Typical applications for their use, and
  • How to use them to achieve consistent and quality performance.

This reference guide is of value to those responsible for using, or advising on the proper use of recycled organics products. The key benefits of each product is highlighted and guidance on how to use them successfully and improve the environment is also given.

The Third Edition of this package is now available. This edition has been updated to incorporate the revision of the relevant Australian Standards AS 4454 Composts, Soil Conditioners and Mulches (2002), AS 3743 Potting Mixes (2002) and AS 4419 Soils for Landscaping and Garden Use (2002).

This package consists of 16 Information Sheets.
Download individual information sheets from the package as required:

  Preface, Introduction and TOC to How to Use Recycled Organics Products
   
  Products within AS 4454 (2002) for composts, soil conditioners and mulches
  Information Sheet 7-1-1: Pasteurised soil conditioner
  Information Sheet 7-1-2: Pasteurised fine mulch
  Information Sheet 7-1-3: Pasteurised mulch
  Information Sheet 7-1-4: Composted soil conditioner
  Information Sheet 7-1-5: Composted fine mulch
  Information Sheet 7-1-6: Composted mulch
   
  Products within AS 3743 (2002) for potting mixes
  Information Sheet 7-2-1: General potting mix
  Information Sheet 7-2-2: Specialist potting mix
   
  Products within AS 4419 (2002) for soils for landscaping and garden use
  Information Sheet 7-3-1: Manufactured soil products - low density soils
  Information Sheet 7-3-2: Manufactured soil products - organic soils
  Information Sheet 7-3-3: Soil blend products
     
  Products within AS 4422 (1996) for playground surfacing
  Information Sheet 7-4-1: Playground surfacing
     
  Products that do not currently have an Australian standard
  Information Sheet 7-5-1: Shredded plant materials (non-pasteurised)
  Information Sheet 7-6-1: Vermicast (non-pasteurised)
  Information Sheet 7-6-2: Vermiculture liquids
  Information Sheet 7-7-1: Aqueous compost extract (compost tea)

Please note that an overview of these product categories is given in the Buyers Guide for Recycled Organics Products.

 

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