ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Investigation and Evaluation of Green Waste Composting Parameters
Saulius Vasarevičius, Pranas Baltrenas, Edita Baltrenaite
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Institute of Environmental Protection, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University,
Sauletekio al. 11, LT-10223 Vilnius, Lithuania
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2011;20(6):1603-1609
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ABSTRACT
With the growth in the living standard of the European population, increasing amounts of waste are
accumulating. Waste poses a threat not only to the environment, but to human health as well. The major part
of waste consists of organic waste, including a fair amount of green waste; therefore, composting should play
a role as important as possible in the integrated system of waste. Certainly, composting will not help deal with
all the problems of waste, but this could be an integral part of the municipal waste management strategy.
During the experiment the green waste of different compositions was analyzed: leaves, grass, and
crushed wood. Green waste mixtures of several types were formed. In the course of the experiment, concentrations
of methane emissions were determined and the influence of crushed wood on the formation of
methane quantity was evaluated.