Working towards a common goal of going green, the idea of using compost as an organic fertilizer for farming and gardening has risen in our very own country, Singapore. Compost is formed from green wastes such as waste from plants and food which are then broken down into nutrient-rich humus after a period of time for usage.
Generally, compost comes in two forms – Aerobic and Anaerobic. Aerobic compost are drier, do not have any smell with a balanced pH whereas anaerobic compost are moister, has a strong smell and a low pH. A good compost requires an equal amount of “brown”, ‘green” and water components. Brown being materials such as dead leaves and newspapers and green being plants and food wastes like egg shells and fruit scraps. Sufficient water is needed for the compost to be moist but not to the extent of it dripping wet.

Composting is now a part of sustainable environmental management that is practiced all around the world due to the environmental benefits and recycling movement.

First of all, compost is overall eco-friendly and beneficial. The main importance of compost is that it helps eliminate organic waste and fertilizes the soil as it contains a lot of important nutrients. As the ingredients used to form compost are broken down in landfills, the organic wastes produce a greenhouse gas, methane that is very harmful. However, with the practice of composting, the waste is used to form an organic fertilizer, and as a result, emissions are cut down.
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