Composting is a resource treatment method that uses aerobic microorganisms to convert
organic solid waste into stable humus and applied as organic fertilizer. The maturity …

Waste generation is steadily growing in develo** countries such as India due to the
continuous growth of industrialization, urbanization, and population. Mismanagement of …

Up to one third of the food that is purposely grown for human sustenance is wasted and
never consumed, with adverse consequences for the environment and socio-economic …

Open dum** is a common practice for MSW disposal in most of the Indian cities, apart
from the metro-cities. This practice poses significant environmental and health risks due to …

This review analyses the main challenges of the process of food waste composting and
examines the crucial aspects related to the quality of the produced compost. Although recent …

Increasing food waste (FW) generation has put significant pressure on the environment and
has increased the global financial costs of its appropriate management. Among the …

Plastics have become an integral part of human life. Single-use plastics (SUPs) are
disposable plastics designed to be used once then promptly discarded or recycled. This …

Dwindling fossil fuels and improper waste management are major challenges in the context
of increasing population and industrialization, calling for new waste-to-energy sources. For …

Composting is a natural process that stems through microbial succession, marking the
degradation and stabilization of organic matter present in waste. The use of microbial …

The rapidly develo** agro-industry generates huge amounts of lignocellulosic crop
residues and animal manure worldwide. Although co-composting represents a promising …