Comparative study of community-based composters, a case study in West Bandung Regency, West Java - Indonesia

• Published in: IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2019-11, Vol.361 (1), p.12013
• Main Authors: Afifah, N H, Juwana, I, Satori, M
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Comparative studies; Composting; Composts; Construction materials; Food waste; Households; Laboratory tests; Landfills; Moisture content; Organic wastes; pH effects; Waste disposal sites; Water content; Yard waste
• ISSN: 1755-1307; 1755-1315
• DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/361/1/012013

Organic waste is the most dominant waste produced; the reduction of this type of waste has the potential to significantly reduce waste entering a landfill. Composter can reduce organic wastes at the source. This research aims to compare the performances of 3 types of aerobic composters available in Waste Bank Sahdu which are brick overlay, drum, and takakura. The types of wastes are used food and yard waste. The performance of each composter is determined by its capacity, performance, and the quality of composts produced. The capacity of a composter is obtained from the quantity of waste reduced. The performance a composter is assessed based on the composter's ability to process organic waste into compost. The quality of compost is the result of laboratory test for the following parameters temperature, ratio C/N, water content, pH, zinc, copper. The results showed that the capacity of brick overlay, drum and Takakura are able to treat waste per day from 456, 210 and 20 households respectively. Their performances are able to treat 53.45%, 48.27% and 56.01% of organic waste into compost, respectively. The compost quality that produced by all composter has met the standard quality, except for pH of the drum. Based quality of compost produced from all composters is suitable for use. The Takakura included of individual composter, while brick overlay and drum included of communal composters.