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Keyword: Market crop waste

Original Article Agricultural waste
Characterizing market crop waste as feedstock for composting to reduce environmental pollution in developing countries

Purpose Market crop waste (MCW) contributes significantly to the quantity of municipal solid waste generated in sub-Saharan Africa. These wastes, however, contain high levels of plant nutrients which can be harnessed through composting to improve soil organic matter and nutrient status of impoverished tropical soils. Method In this work, annual MCWs from two urban markets […]

Characterizing market crop waste as feedstock for composting to reduce environmental pollution in developing countries