3. Composting

3.1 Objectives and principles

Composting is the aerobic biological treatment of organic waste to achieve one or more of the following objectives:

mineralization of the most biodegradable fraction, leading to a more stable residual material and thus reducing the waste's potential environmental and health impacts;
reduction of waste mass and volume;
production of compost that can be used as an organic soil improver.

Composting generally involves two biological stages (figure 1...

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(1) - ADEME - MODECOM™ 2017 – MODECOM 2017 – Campagne nationale de caractérisation des déchets ménagers et assimilés – Analyse des résultats - (2020a). https://librairie.ademe.fr/
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Organic amendments – Composts containing materials of agronomic interest, derived from water treatment. - NF U44-095 - (05-2002)
Organic amendments – Designations, specifications and marking. - NF U44-051 - (04-2006)