ENVIRONMENT
SITUATION ;
As Leaf Vacuums Replace blowers, composting becoming serious business.
Composed material is Not just a pile of dirt and leaves rotting in the backyard.
Compost market to 2025 by product type (yard trimming, food waste, manure, mushroom compost, and vermin composting),
Application (agriculture, home gardening, landscaping, horticulture, construction, and other applications),
SIGNIFICANCE:
Composting is about making a high-quality product and, more importantly, selling.
Transition of the composting from leaf blower waste.
SOLUTIONS:
Is commercial composting profitable?
Compost is in high demand in some areas
Businesses to earn net profit margins in excess of 10%
What are the products of composting?
End result is carbon dioxide, water vapor, & dark-brown or black organic material.
Material, called compost, is about half the volume of the original material
Can be used to enrich soil in farm fields and gardens.
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STATS: Is there a market for compost?
Global compost market is expected to reach an estimated $9.2 billion by 2024.
Total generation of municipal solid waste (MSW) in 2018 was 292.4 million tons
69 M tons were recycled and 25 M tons were composted.
SOURCES
Lawn Sweepers – https://homenoutdoors.com/best-lawn-sweepers/
Wayne King Sr. of ERTH Products LLC outside of Plains, Ga.,
Matt Cotton, president of Integrated Waste Management Consulting,
Owen Shively (RTTMA)
T: 818-825-3971
oshively@rttma.com