Down to Earth: An illustration of life cycle inventory good practice with reference to the production of soil conditioning compost

John Butler and Paul Hooper

Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2010, vol. 55, issue 2, 135-147

Abstract: The need to minimise the environmental impacts of production and consumption are increasingly being recognised by governments, industry and the general public. Biodegradable waste composting is able to make a contribution to this need, not only in reducing the biodegradable waste being landfilled, but also lessening the horticultural industry's and gardeners’ reliance on peat based compost, whilst the application of compost to land has the potential to enhance soil and biomass carbon sequestration.

Keywords: Life cycle inventory; Composting; Resource use; Emissions; Sequestration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.08.004

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