Regional Project
Organics
Organics Management
Organics Management
Organic material is biodegradable matter such as kitchen scraps (food); garden cuttings, grass and branches; and paper. Combined data from 13 waste audits in the Pacific found that approximately 40% of waste disposal to our landfills and dumps is organics. When processed correctly (in an “aerobic” or oxygen-filled environment), organic materials can produce valuable nutrient rich products, such as compost, suitable for soil enhancement and food cultivation. However, when intermingled with other waste and disposed in a landfill or dump (an “anaerobic” environment), organic material can release toxic leachate and generate methane gas.
Project Description
The purpose of this regional project is for Pacific stakeholders, now and into the future, to have practical and resources and decision-support needed to design and implement their own effective organics management solutions, appropriate for their own context and communities. Fiji, FSM, RMI, and the Solomon Islands have chosen organics as a priority or secondary priority of their PacWastePlus country project.
What will this project do?
The Organics regional project will review existing Organic facilities from the region, undertake technical research, and adopt findings and resources from Country Projects to develop:
- a “Minimum Standard” technical framework for countries to have as a resource when designing and operating their own organics processing facility
- a “decision guidance resource/tool” – to guide informed decision making around processing system design/technologies, size and equipment requirements, operational processes, etc to suit any context and scale
- on-line training package to guide the application of “decision guidance resource/tool”
- resources to communicate with and empower communities to convert their organic “waste” to a valuable “resource” using appropriate solutions available (i.e., backyard, on-farm, community-level, or national-level organics processing).
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Composting
Establishing a compost facility in your community (with subtitles Vanuatuan languages)
Currently much of the waste going to community dumps is organic materials (40-65%) which, when mixed in a dump with other material like plastics and nappies etc, can cause soil and water pollution, odour, and methane (climate change effects).
Converting this material to compost can benefit communities – by improving soil quality, increasing crop yield, assisting climate resistance, and saving money (replace imported fertilizers).
This animation assists communities to establish a community scale compost program (for communities up to 50 households) – briefly covering topics of:
1. importance of organic materials management
2. how to make a compost bin
3. how to add items: understanding the “carbon / nitrogen ratio”, and ensuring correct balance of air, food and water
4. how to use compost
Organic materials are not a waste – they are a resource!
For more details in establishing a community compost facility please visit the factsheet:
https://pacwasteplus.org/resources/how-do-i-compost-a-guide-for-community-composting/
Available in 5 other languages - Tongan, Chuuk, Pidgin etc...
Composting
Establishing a compost facility in your community (with subtitles in Tuvaluan language)
Currently much of the waste going to community dumps is organic materials (40-65%) which, when mixed in a dump with other material like plastics and nappies etc, can cause soil and water pollution, odour, and methane (climate change effects).
Converting this material to compost can benefit communities – by improving soil quality, increasing crop yield, assisting climate resistance, and saving money (replace imported fertilizers).
This animation assists communities to establish a community scale compost program (for communities up to 50 households) – briefly covering topics of:
1. importance of organic materials management
2. how to make a compost bin
3. how to add items: understanding the “carbon / nitrogen ratio”, and ensuring correct balance of air, food and water
4. how to use compost
Organic materials are not a waste – they are a resource!
For more details in establishing a community compost facility please visit the factsheet:
https://pacwasteplus.org/resources/how-do-i-compost-a-guide-for-community-composting/
Available in 5 other languages - Tongan, Chuuk, Pidgin etc...
Composting
Establishing a compost facility in your community (with subtitles Tongan language)
Currently much of the waste going to community dumps is organic materials (40-65%) which, when mixed in a dump with other material like plastics and nappies etc, can cause soil and water pollution, odour, and methane (climate change effects).
Converting this material to compost can benefit communities – by improving soil quality, increasing crop yield, assisting climate resistance, and saving money (replace imported fertilizers).
This animation assists communities to establish a community scale compost program (for communities up to 50 households) – briefly covering topics of:
1. importance of organic materials management
2. how to make a compost bin
3. how to add items: understanding the “carbon / nitrogen ratio”, and ensuring correct balance of air, food and water
4. how to use compost
Organic materials are not a waste – they are a resource!
For more details in establishing a community compost facility please visit the factsheet:
https://pacwasteplus.org/resources/how-do-i-compost-a-guide-for-community-composting/
Available in 5 other languages - Tongan, Chuuk, Pidgin etc...
Frequently asked questions
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- 40% waste disposed to landfill – “anaerobic”
- In-country solutions exist – “aerobic” processing
- Many benefits:
- Saves landfill capacity
- Reduces leachate and methane gas
- Makes a valuable nutrient rich product
- Soil enhancement
- Food cultivation, climate resilience
- Business opportunities
- Project designed to increase knowledge/ expertise to implement organics solutions
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- Research – social and technical
- Pilot studies
- Resources – package to enable design and implementation of your own organics’ solution:
- How to develop business case
- How to design and construct facility
- How to operate – manual, checklist
- Learnings from case studies