Pemanfaatan Bahan Organik Dari Sampah Padat Perkotaan Dalam Industri Kompos (Utilization of Organic Matter From Municipal Solid Wastes in Composit Industries)

Recently a huge amount of municipal solid wastes produced in big cities causes serious environmental and health problems. Since nearly three fourth of the wastes is biomass, there is a potential to process the organic matter into agricultural compost. In this way, the weight and volume of wastes which are finally disposed in sanitary landfills can be drastically reduced. The fermentation process of biomass occurs in compost plants. However, a thorough mechanical separation of the organic matter from municipal solid wastes must be carried out first by using pairs of a thrower and a fan. Some important equipments and machineries in a typical compost plant are delineated based on a case of 50 tons per day capacity. Their appropriate types and dimensions are discussed as well