Type of Soil That Produces the Fastest Rate of Degradation on Food Scraps
TYPE OF SOIL THAT PRODUCES THE FASTEST RATE OF DEGRADATION ON FOOD SCRAPS
Group 1 I-(1) Sr. Digna Schacht
#1 Arianne Agojo 2 Patrizia Anog 3 Reaya Aquino 4 Mikaella Asoy 5 Joselle Asuelo
St. Theresa’s College of Quezon City
High School Department
First Year
School Year 2011-2012
Chapter I: Introduction
Our group wants to know the type of soil that would produce the fastest rate of degradation of food scraps.
The result of turning food scraps and organic garden waste into compost can help improve soil quality and garden vitality by releasing the rich nutrients and recycle valuable nutrients and therefore reduce the use of artificial fertilizers.
Composting converts kitchen and garden waste or the food scraps into dark colored soil that is high in nutrients. Composting is the controlled decomposition of organic materials. Home composting is the natural degradation of yard trimmings, food scraps, wood ashes, shredded paper, coffee grounds, and other household organic waste by naturally occurring microscopic organisms. Composting can reduce a community’s solid waste transportation, disposal, and processing costs. In many communities, residents pay for each bag or can of trash they put out for pickup. If a household is composting, it will most likely put less in trash cans and will pay a smaller trash bill. Compost is also being used as an innovative technology to clean up land contaminated by hazardous wastes, remove contaminants from storm water, facilitate reforestation, and restore wetlands and other natural habitats. Composting has been used to restore soil that is contaminated with explosives, munitions wastes, petroleum, fuel wastes, and lead and other metals.
Sand is a naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles. Clay is a general term including many combinations of one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. Loam Soil composed of sand, silt, and clay in
Group 1 I-(1) Sr. Digna Schacht
#1 Arianne Agojo 2 Patrizia Anog 3 Reaya Aquino 4 Mikaella Asoy 5 Joselle Asuelo
St. Theresa’s College of Quezon City
High School Department
First Year
School Year 2011-2012
Chapter I: Introduction
Our group wants to know the type of soil that would produce the fastest rate of degradation of food scraps.
The result of turning food scraps and organic garden waste into compost can help improve soil quality and garden vitality by releasing the rich nutrients and recycle valuable nutrients and therefore reduce the use of artificial fertilizers.
Composting converts kitchen and garden waste or the food scraps into dark colored soil that is high in nutrients. Composting is the controlled decomposition of organic materials. Home composting is the natural degradation of yard trimmings, food scraps, wood ashes, shredded paper, coffee grounds, and other household organic waste by naturally occurring microscopic organisms. Composting can reduce a community’s solid waste transportation, disposal, and processing costs. In many communities, residents pay for each bag or can of trash they put out for pickup. If a household is composting, it will most likely put less in trash cans and will pay a smaller trash bill. Compost is also being used as an innovative technology to clean up land contaminated by hazardous wastes, remove contaminants from storm water, facilitate reforestation, and restore wetlands and other natural habitats. Composting has been used to restore soil that is contaminated with explosives, munitions wastes, petroleum, fuel wastes, and lead and other metals.
Sand is a naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles. Clay is a general term including many combinations of one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. Loam Soil composed of sand, silt, and clay in