Department of Public Administration, University of Islamic Azad, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Research Article
The Effect of Aerobic and Anaerobic Composting of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Generated on Agriculture
Author(s): Elina Heydarpour* and Ali Mohammadi Farhangi
The expansive sums of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) produced in modern society, as well as its transfer,
represent a serious environmental, social and financial issue. Among the techniques of disposal characterized by
a low environmental affect, composting of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste is an environmentally,
economically and agricultural interesting solution. The main objective of this research was to study the physical
and chemical properties of compost made of MSW. In this article, comparisons between aerobic and anaerobic
composting processes have been discussed. As well as, results showed that utilization of aerobic and anaerobic
composting of municipal solid waste caused significant differences in a few of chemical and physical properties. The
results of this research appear that application of aerobic composting method in carbon sequestratio.. View more»