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Workshop in Composting Excellence - WSBOCEH

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Purpose: Syllabus/Content Topics Understanding the impact and implications of their activities on the environment. Creating and evaluating composting sites. Applying water effluent and contamination control. Understanding the concept of Composting and knowing the basic principles which underpin the sustainable use of resources. Understanding Composting ecology Evaluating Aerobic / anaerobic composting principles. Knowing and analysing the process of Aerobic composting. Evaluating the different phases in the Aerobic composting process. Creating optimal conditions for successful composting. Knowing and understanding large and small scale aerobic composting and the different ways it is executed. Analysing and Monitoring statistics. Knowing and analysing trouble shooting. Creating different end products. Knowing the importance and use of compost in growing media. Knowing how to control odour and diseases. Understand how they are affected by laws, agreements and policies related to their particular context. Understand the principles of health and safety. Understand the use, necessity, mechanics and safety precautions of the mechanized side of composting.