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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. environmental science
  3. environmental management
  4. waste management
  5. composting
  6. home composting
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. environmental science
  3. environmental management
  4. waste management
  5. composting
  6. home composting
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. environmental sustainability
  3. waste management
  4. composting
  5. home composting

Preferred term

home composting

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Refers to the diversion of food scraps and yard trimmings from the municipal waste stream through the onsite controlled decomposition of organic matter by micro-organisms (mainly bacteria and fungi) into a humus-like product. Backyard composting is excluded from recycling activities. Rather, it is considered source reduction because the composted materials never enter the municipal solid waste stream.

    Source: US, Environmental Protection Agency

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • backyard composting

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/336112

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