What You Need to Know About Organic Waste & Its Management

What is Organic Waste?
Organic waste or biodegradable waste s any material that is biodegradable and comes from either a plant or an animal. Biodegradable waste is organic material that can be broken into carbon dioxide, methane or simple organic molecules. Examples of organic waste include green waste, food waste, food-soiled paper, non-hazardous wood waste, green waste, manure, human waste, sewage, and slaughterhouse waste.
 

The Purpose
When organic waste is dumped in landfills, it undergoes anaerobic decomposition (due to the lack of oxygen) and produces methane. When released into the atmosphere, methane is 20 times more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Organics recycling reduces greenhouse emission while conserving our natural resources.
 

Why Landfills Don't Work?
Most organic products sound innocuous enough – they are natural, after all. But there is actually serious harm associated with its disposal in landfills. Due to the lack of oxygen, organic waste undergoes the process of anaerobic decomposition when it’s buried in a landfill. This generates methane, which is then released into our atmosphere. It almost defies logic to imagine that the pairing of organic waste and a flawed disposal solution could generate a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide, but it can.
 

Organic Waste Recycling
Thankfully, a landfill doesn't have to be the end of the road for organic materials. For a disposal solution that is advantageous and eco-friendly (rather than wasteful and damaging), we can borrow one of natures simplest solutions: composting.
With time, all organic refuse will decompose. Composting is the controlled, accelerated process of recycling those decomposed organic materials into nutrient-rich soil. Small amounts of organic waste can be composted in your backward. It has been estimated that you could remove as much as 500 lbs of organic material from your home each year.

EWS Greentech Pvt Ltd is -A Complete Solid Waste Management Solution Company. We at EWS Greentech, design, construct and operate projects, based on anaerobic digestion and biogas production. Combine energy efficiency with long-term sustainability, benefiting both businesses and the environment. We provide technologies for the production of energy from solid organic wastes, agricultural, industrial wastewater and biomass. We design, manufacture and deliver all types of biogas plants i.e. Flexi biogas plants, Mid-sized FRP biogas plants and Industrial biogas plants, as per the customer's requirement.

We offer the following products & services under Organic Waste Management,

1. Biogas Plants (Based on BARC Technology)

2. Bio-CNG Plant

3. Composting Machines

4. Biogas & Composting Plants (BGCP)

These plants serve the following purposes
1.  Environment-friendly disposal of biodegradable waste, which is the need of the hour considering mass pollution everywhere.
2.  Generation of a fairly good amount of fuel gas, which will definitely support the dwindling energy resources.   
3.  Generation of high-quality manure, which would be free of weed seeds and an excellent soil conditioner. This is very important for replenishing fast decreasing resources of productive soils.
4.  It would reduce the menace of street dogs and other nuisance animals and pathogens, as a major portion of biodegradable waste on dumping yards would no more be available for their feeding.
5. Employment generation.
6. Environment protection by helping in the maintenance of elemental cycles in nature. 
 

Did You Know?
The methane gas generated from food waste is 20 to 25 times stronger than CO2.
Soil with compost is more nutritious and holds water better, and has more microbes, which makes for healthier soil and protects plants from disease.

Commercial Organics Requirements

Who must comply?
All businesses that produce organic waste may be subject to complying with organic recycling, this includes restaurants, hotels, retail establishments and multi-family residential dwellings of five or more units.
 

How do I comply?
Businesses and multi-family complexes can meet the mandatory organics recycling requirements by taking one or more of the following actions:
1. Source-separate organic waste from all other waste. Contact your waste haulier to arrange for organic waste recycling services.
2. Sell or donate the generated organic waste to an accredited facility, e.g. county permitted food pantries that will redistribute food to those in need.
3. Sign up for an organic waste recycling service that includes mixed waste processing that specifically recycles organic waste.
4. Recycle organic waste onsite or self-haul organic waste for recycling.

On a larger scale, businesses also have the option of sending their organic waste to special facilities, where it will be recycled into usable resources.

If your business generates this waste type and would benefit from a more efficient management program, call EWS Greentech Pvt Ltd today at +91-9711356052, 8368940392.

 

 

By

Raj Verma 

Marketing Head, EWS Greentech (P) Ltd

Email: info@ewsgreentech.com