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Decentralised composting in Bangladesh, a win-win situation for all stakeholders

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  • Zurbrügg, Christian
  • Drescher, Silke
  • Rytz, Isabelle
  • Sinha, A.H.Md. Maqsood
  • Enayetullah, Iftekhar

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The paper describes experiences of Waste Concern, a research based Non-Governmental Organisation, with a community-based decentralised composting project in Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The composting scheme started its activities in 1995 with the aim of developing a low-cost technique for composting of municipal solid waste, which is well-suited to Dhaka's waste stream, climate, and socio-economic conditions along with the development of public–private–community partnerships in solid waste management and creation of job opportunities for the urban poor. Organic waste is converted into compost using the “Indonesian Windrow Technique”, a non-mechanised aerobic and thermophile composting procedure.

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  • Zurbrügg, Christian & Drescher, Silke & Rytz, Isabelle & Sinha, A.H.Md. Maqsood & Enayetullah, Iftekhar, 2005. "Decentralised composting in Bangladesh, a win-win situation for all stakeholders," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 43(3), pages 281-292.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:recore:v:43:y:2005:i:3:p:281-292
    DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2004.06.005
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    1. M. A. Vázquez & R. Plana & C. Pérez & M. Soto, 2020. "Development of Technologies for Local Composting of Food Waste from Universities," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(9), pages 1-20, May.

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