Sustainable Management of Organic Wastes in Sharjah, UAE through Co-Composting
Daily human activities and vast green areas produce substantial amounts of organic wastes that end up in landfills with minimal treatment. In addition to the problems associated with landfills, disposal through this method is unsustainable in the long run and does not allow recovering materials from...
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| author | Mortula, Maruf |
| author2 | Ahmed, Aqeel Fattah, Kazi Parvez Zannerni, Ghina M. Shah, Syed A. Sharaby, Ahmed M. |
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| author_facet | Mortula, Maruf Ahmed, Aqeel Fattah, Kazi Parvez Zannerni, Ghina M. Shah, Syed A. Sharaby, Ahmed M. |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Mortula, Maruf Ahmed, Aqeel Fattah, Kazi Parvez Zannerni, Ghina M. Shah, Syed A. Sharaby, Ahmed M. |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2020 2021-04-26T07:40:46Z 2021-04-26T07:40:46Z |
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| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | Mortula, M.M.; Ahmed, A.; Fattah, K.P.; Zannerni, G.; Shah, S.A.; Sharaby, A.M. Sustainable Management of Organic Wastes in Sharjah, UAE through Co-Composting. Methods Protoc. 2020, 3, 76. https://doi.org/10.3390/mps3040076 2409-9279 http://hdl.handle.net/11073/21442 10.3390/mps3040076 |
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| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Co-composting Sewage sludge Green waste Food waste Organic waste Sustainable waste management Nutrient recovery |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Sustainable Management of Organic Wastes in Sharjah, UAE through Co-Composting |
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| description | Daily human activities and vast green areas produce substantial amounts of organic wastes that end up in landfills with minimal treatment. In addition to the problems associated with landfills, disposal through this method is unsustainable in the long run and does not allow recovering materials from the waste. This paper focuses on the co-composting of different organic wastes produced in The Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), to optimize mixing proportions of three different kinds of wastes—sewage sludge (SS), green waste (GW), and food waste (FW). All three organic wastes were analyzed to determine their chemical composition and the mixing proportions. Ten different mixing proportions as a function of carbon:nitrogen (C:N ratios) were determined and mixed in a NatureMill composter. Compost samples were tested for pH, salinity, conductivity, moisture content, organic matter, organic carbon, phosphorus, total nitrogen, and final C:N ratio after 6 weeks. Results indicate that a period of 5–6 weeks is sufficient for the compost to stabilize. The varying mixing proportions produced a good-quality compost (C:N up to 20:1) with high nutrient content. The study reaffirms that co-composting can be a potential sustainable organic waste management option for the United Arab Emirates. |
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| spelling | Sustainable Management of Organic Wastes in Sharjah, UAE through Co-CompostingMortula, MarufAhmed, AqeelFattah, Kazi ParvezZannerni, Ghina M.Shah, Syed A.Sharaby, Ahmed M.Co-compostingSewage sludgeGreen wasteFood wasteOrganic wasteSustainable waste managementNutrient recoveryDaily human activities and vast green areas produce substantial amounts of organic wastes that end up in landfills with minimal treatment. In addition to the problems associated with landfills, disposal through this method is unsustainable in the long run and does not allow recovering materials from the waste. This paper focuses on the co-composting of different organic wastes produced in The Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), to optimize mixing proportions of three different kinds of wastes—sewage sludge (SS), green waste (GW), and food waste (FW). All three organic wastes were analyzed to determine their chemical composition and the mixing proportions. Ten different mixing proportions as a function of carbon:nitrogen (C:N ratios) were determined and mixed in a NatureMill composter. Compost samples were tested for pH, salinity, conductivity, moisture content, organic matter, organic carbon, phosphorus, total nitrogen, and final C:N ratio after 6 weeks. Results indicate that a period of 5–6 weeks is sufficient for the compost to stabilize. The varying mixing proportions produced a good-quality compost (C:N up to 20:1) with high nutrient content. The study reaffirms that co-composting can be a potential sustainable organic waste management option for the United Arab Emirates.Bee’ahMDPI2021-04-26T07:40:46Z2021-04-26T07:40:46Z2020Peer-ReviewedPublished versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfMortula, M.M.; Ahmed, A.; Fattah, K.P.; Zannerni, G.; Shah, S.A.; Sharaby, A.M. Sustainable Management of Organic Wastes in Sharjah, UAE through Co-Composting. Methods Protoc. 2020, 3, 76. https://doi.org/10.3390/mps30400762409-9279http://hdl.handle.net/11073/2144210.3390/mps3040076en_UShttps://doi.org/10.3390/mps3040076oai:repository.aus.edu:11073/214422024-08-22T12:06:50Z |
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| title | Sustainable Management of Organic Wastes in Sharjah, UAE through Co-Composting |
| title_full | Sustainable Management of Organic Wastes in Sharjah, UAE through Co-Composting |
| title_fullStr | Sustainable Management of Organic Wastes in Sharjah, UAE through Co-Composting |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainable Management of Organic Wastes in Sharjah, UAE through Co-Composting |
| title_short | Sustainable Management of Organic Wastes in Sharjah, UAE through Co-Composting |
| title_sort | Sustainable Management of Organic Wastes in Sharjah, UAE through Co-Composting |
| topic | Co-composting Sewage sludge Green waste Food waste Organic waste Sustainable waste management Nutrient recovery |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11073/21442 |