Home Composting
Requirements
1. What is composting? What is the importance of composting for large cities?
2. How does the composting process work? What is the role of microorganisms in this process? What is the importance of adequate aeration?
3. When composting at home, what elements are essential for the correct decomposition of the waste?
4. What elements should not be part of home composting?
5. Set up a home composting system using reusable materials and submit a photographic report of the entire process developed for at least 45 days.
6. List two ways to accelerate the composting process.
7. Describe the usefulness of the compost formed after the composting process.
8. Explain how to use the leachate collected during the process.
Answer key & resources
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