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== Feedstock == | == Feedstock == | ||
=== Origin and composition === | |||
Composts can be made from most organic by-products. Common feedstocks are poultry, hog and cattle manures, food processing wastes, sewage sludge, municipal leaves, brush and grass clippings, sawdust, and other by-products of wood processing. | Composts can be made from most organic by-products. Common feedstocks are poultry, hog and cattle manures, food processing wastes, sewage sludge, municipal leaves, brush and grass clippings, sawdust, and other by-products of wood processing. | ||
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=== Pre-treatment === | |||
== Process == | == Process == | ||
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== Product == | == Product == | ||
The final product is a valuable soil resource. Compost can replace materials like peat and topsoil as seed starters, container mixes, soil amendments, mulches and natural fertilizers. | The final product is a valuable soil resource. Compost can replace materials like peat and topsoil as seed starters, container mixes, soil amendments, mulches and natural fertilizers. | ||
=== Post-treatment === | |||
== Technology providers == | == Technology providers == | ||