Biological Waste Management. In-Vessel Composting and Anaerobic Digestion

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2013 in the subject Environmental Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, language: English, abstract: The aims of this work are to analyse the two types of most suitable biological treatment of waste and decide which is the best for a company based on the analysis. This work evaluates available wastes treatment methods for food production companies in the United Kingdom. This can also be replicated in other parts of the world. In-vessel composting and anaerobic digestion are two biological ways by which food waste can be industrially treated giving importantly useful end products.

As the human population increases waste generation with its attending impacts on health and emission also increases, hence there is a need for a legislation to guide waste disposal and treatment and to discourage waste to landfills.