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	Learn more about Compost in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Compost is the decayed remnants of plant materials and animal manure with the essential ingredient of humus.
		Compost is used in gardening and agriculture, mixed in with the soil to improve its structure (by increasing its organic content) and fertilizing quality.
		However, such compost is usually not used as a fertilizer for plants that are directly edible (eg, salad crops) but should instead be used on trees, bush fruits or else on the ornametal garden.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /c/co/compost.html (607 words)

	Composting Yard Waste (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Compost made with manure is questionable for use in food Gardens due to newer strains of bacteria that cause food-borne illnesses.
		Composting is a way to reduce the volume of organic wastes and return them to the soil to benefit growing plants.
		Composting can be effective on most yard wastes such as leaves, vegetable and flower plant parts, straw, and a limited amount of woody prunings, grass clippings and weeds.
	www.ext.colostate.edu /pubs/garden/07212.html (2460 words)

	Compost
		Composting is relatively simple to manage and can be carried out on a wide range of scales in almost any indoor or outdoor environment and in almost any geographic location.
		The composting period is governed by a number of factors including, temperature, moisture, oxygen, particle size, the carbon-to-nitrogen ratio and the degree of turning involved.
		Sheet composting is carried out by spreading organic material on the surface of the soil or untilled ground and allowing it to decompose naturally.
	www.ecochem.com /t_compost_faq2.html (1846 words)

	Online Composting Center - Composting Methods
		You can build cold piles wherever you need compost, under trees, in washed out areas, in the space that will be next year's garden, etc. Over the course of a year or two, the material will decompose, adding valuable organic matter to the soil, without the need for a formalized bin or composting activity.
		Sheet Composting involves top-dressing organic material on the soil surface and allowing the materials to decompose without further manipulation.
		The disadvantages of sheet composting include slow rate of decomposition and it is not compatible with composting all materials such as kitchen scraps.
	www.compostinfo.com /tutorial/methods.htm (722 words)

	ipedia.com: Compost Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Compost is a common name for humus, which is the result of the decomposition of organic matter.
		Home composters use a range of techniques varying from extremely passive composting (throw everything in a pile in a corner and leave it alone for a year or two) to extremely active (monitoring the temperature, turning the pile regularly, and adjusting the ingredients over time) and combinations of both.
		However, such compost is usually not used as a fertilizer for plants that are directly edible (e.g., salad crops) but should instead be used on trees, bush fruits or else on the ornamental garden.
	www.ipedia.com /compost.html (1382 words)

	Sheets And Pillowcases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The β sheet (also β-pleated sheet) is a commonly occurring form of regular secondary structure in proteins, first proposed by Linus Pauling and Robert Corey in 1951.
		The side chains from the amino acid residues found in a β sheet structure may also be arranged such that many of the adjacent sidechains on one side of the sheet are hydrophobic, while many of those adjacent to each other on the alternate side of the sheet are polar or charged (hydrophilic).
		To use sheet film, photographers often place one or two sheets of film in special holders (made of wood, metal, or plastic) that protect the film from light.
	www.wwwtln.com /finance/163/sheets-and-pillowcases.html (1613 words)

	rec.gardens.ecosystems FAQ -- Section C: compost
		This section is about the benefits of compost in the home garden, the various ways to construct a compost bin or heap, the kinds of materials that should or should not be composted, the do's and the don't's of composting, the various ways compost can be used and the composting process itself.
		Composting offers the gardener a number of ways to improve the garden and to dispose of a lot of garden wastes without taking up space im the landfill; however, there is often reluctance to build a compost bin or heap.
		The problem is that sheet composting has little effect on the viability of any of the disease organisms or pests that might be present in the organic material.
	www.ibiblio.org /rge/faq-html/sectionc.htm (1356 words)

	Sheet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The term sheet can refer to many different things, though in general it is something that covers a large area but is very thin, such as a sheet of paper, or a bed sheet, or something derived from this meaning.
		In law enforcement, a rap sheet is a list of crimes committed.
		In mathematics, a sheet is a synonym for a branch of a complex function.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sheet (162 words)

	Gardening : Compost / Mulch : Sheet Composting : Home & Garden Television
		Two of the simplest soil-amendment practices are sheet composting and green manure, prime techniques for those of you who lack the space or the willingness to maintain a conventional compost pile.
		Sheet composting is a method of spreading undecomposed organic matter over the soil and allowing it to compost where it sits, rather than piling it up, waiting several weeks or months for it to decompose, then spreading the finished compost over the soil.
		My favorite form of sheet composting is one that I've developed over the years using the most wasted space in any garden: the paths between rows or between raised beds.
	www.hgtv.com /hgtv/gl_soil_water_mulch/article/0,1785,HGTV_3634_1371515,00.html (808 words)

	SWRC -- Composting
		Composting and its alternatives are ways we can reduce the amount of materials sent to the landfill.
		Trench composting is a technique that allows you to recycle your summer food waste and build up the fertility in a selected part of a vegetable garden.
		Compost is ready for use when it is dark, crumbly and sweet smelling.
	www.saskwastereduction.ca /composting/compost.html (2028 words)

	MSW Composting Fact Sheet 1
		Composting programs which accept a mixed waste stream accept material more or less as it is currently collected, relying on the facility separation techniques described below.
		In composting systems there are three objectives for materials separation: 1) recover recyclable or combustible materials as marketable by-products, 2) reduce the levels of visible inert materials (e.g., plastics and glass), and 3) reduce the levels of chemical contaminants (e.g., heavy metals and HHW).
		Compost is dropped on a rotating drum or spinning cone, and the resulting trajectory differences bounce glass, metal and stones away from the compost.
	compost.css.cornell.edu /MSWFactSheets/msw.fs1.html (3319 words)

	MSW Composting Fact Sheet 2
		Instead, in-vessel composting technologies are often used to help get the material through the early stages of composting when odors and process control are most critical, and the material is then moved into a windrow or static pile system for the later stages of decomposition and curing.
		All three streams are delivered to their facility, and after some additional manual separation 50 percent of the total waste stream is composted, with 15 to 20 percent recycled and 30 to 35 percent rejected to the landfill.
		While most MSW composting facility developers try to minimize reject rates and the related disposal costs, in the absence of highly targeted contaminant separation low reject rates are likely to result in higher levels of chemical contaminants.
	www.css.cornell.edu /compost/MSWFactSheets/msw.fs2.html (3465 words)

	MSW Composting Fact Sheet 6
		Composting generally enjoys a favorable public response and there is broad agreement about the need to compost the organic fraction of the waste stream.
		Composting of soiled and thus non-recyclable paper is recognized as appropriate, but there is some debate about composting potentially recyclable papers.
		Thus composts meeting the most stringent standards may be allowed to be used without restriction while composts which meet less strict criteria may be restricted to use in non-food chain crops or to applications where people are unlikely to come into direct contact with the compost.
	compost.css.cornell.edu /MSWFactSheets/msw.fs6.html (2351 words)

	Composting At Home, HYG-1189-99 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Composting is a practical and convenient way to handle yard trimmings such as leaves, grass, thatch, chipped brush, and plant cuttings.
		Other good additions to a compost pile include ground brush, wood ash, and kitchen scraps such as fruit and vegetable peelings, egg shells, and coffee grounds that would otherwise be thrown in the garbage.
		When food wastes are added, however, the compost may have to be confined in bins that keep out animals such as raccoons, skunks, etc. City ordinances against backyard composting were passed in many areas of the United States decades ago because these pests and flies were not controlled.
	ohioline.osu.edu /hyg-fact/1000/1189.html (2338 words)

	City of Lawrence (KS): Recycling Information-Worm composting fact sheet
		Compost has proven to be extremely successful when used as a natural fertilizer on house plants, gardens and flower beds.
		This information sheet is designed to accompany the "Digger Downunder" Guide to Vermicompostingprovided by the City of Lawrence.
		It is therefore a good idea to place a sheet of plastic or a tray beneath your bin.
	www.lawrencerecycles.org /factsheets/wormfs.html (651 words)

	Municipal Solid Waste Composting: Strategies for Separating Contmainants (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		However, a vigorous debate continues about what materials should be composted, and, in particular, whether composting should be limited to organic wastes separated at their source (e.g., by individual households) or applied more broadly to mixed municipal solid waste (MSW).
		The first generation of MSW composting facilities depended on screening after composting as the primary means of contaminant separation.
		For composting, as with recycling, conventional wisdom holds that mixed waste results in much higher diversion rates than are possible with source separated organic collection.
	www.p2pays.org /ref/12/11868 (2665 words)

	CT DEP: Sheet Leaf Composting
		In addition to bringing leaves to conventional leaf composting facilities, municipalities have the option of working with a local farmer who practices sheet leaf composting as another method of leaf recycling.
		Sheet leaf composting is the application and incorporation of leaves on cropland actively devoted to agricultural production, as a soil amendment and mulch.
		Sheet leaf composting can be a viable alternative for the recycling of municipal leaves in a beneficial manner.
	dep.state.ct.us /wst/compost/sheetleaf.htm (2452 words)

	MSW Composting Fact Sheet 5
		With MSW composting, the situation is further complicated by the highly diverse, and often changing, nature of MSW and other materials with which it might be composted.
		Hazard Identification: In MSW composting primary hazards for workers include pathogens and their toxins, organic chemicals (many of them are in common household items such as solvents and cleaners), and heavy metals (from items such as batteries and consumer electronics), as well as mechanical and related hazards.
		Monitoring of the MSW composting process, for example, has been useful in showing that potentially harmful levels of organisms associated with respiratory disease exist only in the immediate vicinity of a disturbed pile, even though such organisms are widely distributed throughout the environment.
	www.css.cornell.edu /compost/MSWFactSheets/msw.fs5.html (3415 words)

	compost1.htm
		But the problem with it, as with other methods of anaerobic decomposition like trench or pit composting, is that high carbon residues rely on the nitrogen (N) reserves of the soil for their break down.
		The heat in a compost pile is a direct result of this oxidation for biological burning.
		To start building a compost pile, all you need to know is a rough estimate of the carbon/nitrogen content of the materials you have to work with.
	www.rain.org /~sals/compost1.html (1108 words)

	Sheet composting -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Most commonly, this is achieved by sowing a ' (A growing crop that is plowed under to enrich soil) green manure' crop such as (Any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica) mustard, (Leguminous plant grown for hay or forage) alfalfa,
		Proponents of this system argue that sheet composting causes fewer nutrients to be lost through
		It is also said that, in the long term, sheet composting leads to higher nitrogen levels in the
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sh/sheet_composting.htm (233 words)

	Content Print: Save Time with 'Sheet Composting', Gardener's Supply Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		"Sheet composting" is an ideal early-fall technique that makes use of abundant leaves.
		Sheet composting is also a very good way to reinvigorate a garden with poor or depleted soil.
		"Sheet composting" is a good technique to use on large areas.
	www.gardeners.com /gardening/contentPrint.asp?copy_id=5400 (551 words)

	Sheet Composting Overpowers Weeds In Restoration Project
		The mulch was allowed to decompose in place (sheet composting), providing nutrients and organic matter to the soil.
		By the end of the experiment, the mulch was stable compost at a C:N ratio of about 20 at which mineralization of nutrients should proceed readily.
		Sheet composting of mulch is highly beneficial in reclaiming marginal soils.
	www.jgpress.com /BCArticles/2000/040057.html (1708 words)

	Compost Corner: Other Composting Methods
		This method is similar to cold composting, but the ingredients are buried in holes or a long trench and covered with soil.
		Sheet composting is very similar to Interbay Mulch, and even easier than trench composting because there's no digging involved.
		Start your sheet compost with a mix of equal parts greens and browns just as you would for Interbay Mulch.
	www.mindspring.com /~ballard/garden/07-other.html (454 words)

	Vermicomposting - Composting with Worms (107-97) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Many gardeners compost both yard waste and kitchen waste with compost piles, sheet composting or some other method during the growing season.
		Another method of harvesting composts is to push the fl, decomposed material to one side of the bin, and fill the other side with new, moist bedding and kitchen scraps.
		Molds and mildew are part of the composting cycle that help to break down organic materials and naturally occur in a worm bin.
	lancaster.unl.edu /enviro/pest/factsheets/107-97.htm (2259 words)

	T O G -- Composting with Animal Manure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Sheet composting is simply combining the strategies of sheet mulching with composting.
		If there are existing plants you want to keep in place, overlap the paper or cardboard up to the plant stem(s).
		Maintaining the sheet mulch: Thoroughly chop the kitchen food wastes and tuck under the cardboard layer.
	iwhome.com /nonprofits/TOG/TOGsm.html (474 words)

	City of Lawrence (KS): Recycling Information-Worm composting fact sheet
		One composting method, known as vermicomposting, utilizes the natural functions of redworms to produce a compost rich in nutrients - all from your kitchen "waste!"
		This information sheet is designed to accompany the "Digger Downunder" Guide to Vermicomposting provided by the City of Lawrence.
		For information on the City of Lawrence’s waste reduction, recycling, and composting programs, call the Waste Reduction and Recycling Technical Assistance Line at 832-3030.
	www.lawrencerecycles.org /factsheets/worm.html (691 words)

	WaterNet Tool - Water efficiency technology fact sheet – composting toilets - Envirowise
		Although not widely used at present, composting toilets are beginning to be recognised by public health professionals as an environmentally sound method for dealing with human wastes.
		By their very nature, they require little or no water to function effectively and are therefore particularly suitable (although not exclusively) for use in locations where mains water and sewerage connections are not available, or in locations where water consumption has to be minimised as much as possible.
		This fact sheet contains extensive information on current developments in composting toilet technology and is recommended to anyone who believes that a composting toilet may provide the ‘water free' solution to their sanitary issue.
	www.envirowise.gov.uk /envirowisev3.nsf/key/MROZ5HZM3V (220 words)

	Articles - Compost (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Some composters use mineral powders to absorb smells, although a well-maintained pile seldom has bad odors.
		However, such compost is usually not used as a fertilizer for plants that are directly edible (e.g., salad crops) but is instead be used on trees, bush fruits or else on the ornamental garden.
		Most composting toilets do not allow for the thermophilic activity needed to completely kill off the pathogens and bacteria.
	www.phraya.net /articles/Compost (1293 words)

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