ABSTRACT This chapter presents the evaluation of the market potential of compost products. The si... more ABSTRACT This chapter presents the evaluation of the market potential of compost products. The size of a particular market for compost depends, to a large extent, on the quality of the compost and on the types of uses for the material. Composts from different types of substrates have different characteristics and consequently have different potential markets. The agricultural industry is the largest potential market for compost, particularly compost produced from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (MSW). Public agencies have the potential to use both high- and low-quality composts. High-quality compost can be used in areas where humans and/or animals may come in direct contact with the materials. Lower quality compost would be suitable for land reclamation and filling. The residential sector also represents a sizeable market for soil amendments. The results of marketing surveys show that a large number of people expressed a preference to use compost from yard waste than from the organic fraction of MSW or from biosolids.
Copyright 2011 by Fabrizio Ginaldi and Luca Iseppi. All rights reserved. Readers may make verbati... more Copyright 2011 by Fabrizio Ginaldi and Luca Iseppi. All rights reserved. Readers may make verbatim copies of this document for non-commercial purposes by any means, provided that this copyright notice appears on all such copies. ... Paper prepared for the 122 nd EAAE ...
ABSTRACT This chapter presents the evaluation of the market potential of compost products. The si... more ABSTRACT This chapter presents the evaluation of the market potential of compost products. The size of a particular market for compost depends, to a large extent, on the quality of the compost and on the types of uses for the material. Composts from different types of substrates have different characteristics and consequently have different potential markets. The agricultural industry is the largest potential market for compost, particularly compost produced from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (MSW). Public agencies have the potential to use both high- and low-quality composts. High-quality compost can be used in areas where humans and/or animals may come in direct contact with the materials. Lower quality compost would be suitable for land reclamation and filling. The residential sector also represents a sizeable market for soil amendments. The results of marketing surveys show that a large number of people expressed a preference to use compost from yard waste than from the organic fraction of MSW or from biosolids.
Copyright 2011 by Fabrizio Ginaldi and Luca Iseppi. All rights reserved. Readers may make verbati... more Copyright 2011 by Fabrizio Ginaldi and Luca Iseppi. All rights reserved. Readers may make verbatim copies of this document for non-commercial purposes by any means, provided that this copyright notice appears on all such copies. ... Paper prepared for the 122 nd EAAE ...
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