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Composting Facility

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-005976

Offsite facility where the organic component of municipal solid scraps is biologically decomposed under controlled conditions; an aerobic process in which organic materials are ground or shredded and then decomposed to humus in windrow piles or in mechanical digesters, drums, or similar enclosures. (U.S. EPA, 1991a,1994a)

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-005976
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesRecycling - State and Local Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005976",
  "term": "Composting Facility",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Offsite facility where the organic component of municipal solid scraps is biologically decomposed under controlled conditions; an aerobic process in which organic materials are ground or shredded and then decomposed to humus in windrow piles or in mechanical digesters, drums, or similar enclosures. (U.S. EPA, 1991a,1994a)",
  "references": [
    "Recycling - State and Local Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/composting-facility/"
}

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