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:''For the process of producing compost see [[composting]]''
[[Image:Real_Compost.jpg|right|250px|thumb|A handful of compost]]
'''Compost''' is the aerobically decomposed remnants of [[organic material]]s (those with [[plant]] and [[animal]] origins). Compost is used in [[gardening]] and [[agriculture]] as a [[soil]] amendment, and commercially by the landscaping and container nursery industries. It is also used for erosion control, land/stream reclamation, wetland construction, and as landfill cover (see [[compost uses]]). Compost is also used as a seed starting medium generally mixed with a small portion of sand for improved drainage.

==Compost ingredients==
Given enough time, all [[biodegradable]] material will compost. However, not all compost feedstocks are appropriate for backyard composting. Most backyard systems will not reach high enough temperatures to kill pathogens or deter vermin, so pet droppings, non-vegetarian animal manure, scraps of meat, and dairy products are best left to operators of high-rate, thermophylic composting systems.

==British composting standard==
The British [[Composting Association]]<ref>[http://www.compost.org.uk/ Composting Association] British Composting Association</ref> worked to establish an industry standard for the composts, the [[BSI PAS 100]] certified by the [[British Standards Institute]]. The specification covers the entire process; from raw materials and production methods, through quality control and lab testing ensuring certified composts are quality assured traceable safe and reliable.<ref>[http://www.wrap.org.uk/downloads/Introduction_to_BSI_PAS_100-20052.1d935094.pdf Introduction to PAS 100] Waste Resource Action Programme & Composting Association Document</ref>

==Compost types and ingredients==
*[[Biodegradable waste]]
*[[Coffee#Composting|Coffee grounds]]
*[[Compost tea]]
*[[Effective Microorganisms]]
*[[Green waste]]
*[[Humanure]]
*[[Humus]]
*[[Leaf mold]]
*[[Mulch]]
*[[Spent mushroom compost]]
*[[Worm compost]]

== See also ==
*[[Anaerobic digestion]]
*[[Composting]]

*[[List of composting systems]]
*[[Mechanical biological treatment]]
*[[Soil conditioner]]
*[[Waste management]]

==References==
<references/>

{{waste}}

[[Category:Biodegradation]]
[[Category:Biodegradable waste management]]
[[Category:Biotechnology products]]
[[Category:Composting]]
[[Category:Gardening]]
[[Category:Mechanical biological treatment]]
[[Category:Organic gardening]]
[[Category:Soil biology]]
[[Category:Soil improvers]]
[[Category:Sustainability]]
[[Category:Sustainable technologies]]

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		+	[[Image:Real_Compost.jpg\|right\|250px\|thumb\|A handful of compost]]
		+	'''Compost''' is the aerobically decomposed remnants of [[organic material]]s (those with [[plant]] and [[animal]] origins). {{SCH}}
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		+	{{Inc\|
		+	Compost. Mixed and rotted vegetable matter, particularly manure and litter, used as a fertilizer and amendment.
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		+	The mixture of bulky fertilizing materials known as compost, while of little importance to the general farmer, plays an important part in garden practices. Many of the garden crops must be made in a very short time, or are of delicate feeding habits. Their food, therefore, must be easily assimilable. It is good practice to pile all coarse manures, sods, weeds, or any rubbish available for the purpose, in big flat heaps (Fig. 1043), to ferment and rot before being applied to the garden soil. If desired, chemical manures, especially superphosphate (dissolved bone or South Carolina rock) and potash (muriate or kainit), may be added to make the compost the richer. By spading or forking the heaps over a few times at reasonable intervals, a homogeneous mass is easily obtained, which can be applied in greatest liberality without fear, or more sparingly, in accordance with the needs of the particular crop. Of equal, if not still greater importance, is the compost heap which gives soil for greenhouse benches, flats, hotbeds and coldframes. This compost is principally made of sods shaved off a rich pasture or meadow and piled in alternate layers with stable manure, more of the latter being used for forcing succulent crops, and less in growing plants which should be short and stocky, like cabbage or tomato plants. Garden litter may be added to the pile, as leaves and trimmings. All compost heaps, during dry weather, need frequent and thorough moistening with water, or, better, with liquid manure. Turn several times during the year, to ensure thorough rotting of the materials. T. Greiner.
		+	{{SCH}}
		+	}}
		+
		+	==Compost ingredients==
		+
		+
		+	==British composting standard==
		+	The British [[Composting Association]]<ref>[http://www.compost.org.uk/ Composting Association] British Composting Association</ref> has published an industry standard for compost.
		+
		+
		+	== See also ==
		+	*[[Composting]]
		+	*[[List of composting systems]]
		+
		+	==References==
		+	<references/>
		+
		+	[[Category:Composting]]

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−	~~'''Compost''' is the aerobically decomposed remnants of [[organic material]]s (those with [[plant]] and [[animal]] origins). {{SCH}}~~
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−	~~{{Inc\|~~
−	~~Compost. Mixed and rotted vegetable matter~~, ~~particularly manure and litter, used as a fertilizer and amendment.~~
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−	The mixture of bulky fertilizing materials known as compost, while of little importance to the general farmer, plays an important part in garden practices. Many of the garden crops must be made in a very short time, or are of delicate feeding habits. Their food, therefore, must be easily assimilable. It is good practice to pile all coarse manures, sods, weeds, or any rubbish available for the purpose, in big flat heaps (Fig. 1043), to ferment and rot before being applied to the garden soil. If desired, chemical manures, especially superphosphate (dissolved bone or South Carolina rock) and potash (muriate or kainit), may be added to make the compost the richer. By spading or forking the heaps over a few times at reasonable intervals, a homogeneous mass is easily obtained, which can be applied in greatest liberality without fear, or more sparingly, in accordance with the needs of the particular crop. Of equal, if not still greater importance, is the compost heap which gives soil for greenhouse benches, flats, hotbeds and coldframes. This compost is principally made of sods shaved off a rich pasture or meadow and piled in alternate layers with stable manure, more of the latter being used for forcing succulent crops, and less in growing plants which should be short and stocky, like cabbage or tomato plants. Garden litter may be added to the pile, as leaves and trimmings. All compost heaps, during dry weather, need frequent and thorough moistening with water, or, better, with liquid manure. Turn several times during the year, to ensure thorough rotting of the materials. T. Greiner.
−	~~{{SCH}}~~
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−	~~==Compost ingredients==~~
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−	~~==British composting standard==~~
−	~~The British [[Composting Association]]<ref>[http://www.compost.org.uk/ Composting Association] British Composting Association</ref> has published an industry standard for compost.~~
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−	~~== See also ==~~
−	*[[Composting]]
−	*[[List of composting systems]]
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−	~~==References==~~
−	~~<references/>~~
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		+	{{Inc\|
		+	Compost. Mixed and rotted vegetable matter, particularly manure and litter, used as a fertilizer and amendment.
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		+	The mixture of bulky fertilizing materials known as compost, while of little importance to the general farmer, plays an important part in garden practices. Many of the garden crops must be made in a very short time, or are of delicate feeding habits. Their food, therefore, must be easily assimilable. It is good practice to pile all coarse manures, sods, weeds, or any rubbish available for the purpose, in big flat heaps (Fig. 1043), to ferment and rot before being applied to the garden soil. If desired, chemical manures, especially superphosphate (dissolved bone or South Carolina rock) and potash (muriate or kainit), may be added to make the compost the richer. By spading or forking the heaps over a few times at reasonable intervals, a homogeneous mass is easily obtained, which can be applied in greatest liberality without fear, or more sparingly, in accordance with the needs of the particular crop. Of equal, if not still greater importance, is the compost heap which gives soil for greenhouse benches, flats, hotbeds and coldframes. This compost is principally made of sods shaved off a rich pasture or meadow and piled in alternate layers with stable manure, more of the latter being used for forcing succulent crops, and less in growing plants which should be short and stocky, like cabbage or tomato plants. Garden litter may be added to the pile, as leaves and trimmings. All compost heaps, during dry weather, need frequent and thorough moistening with water, or, better, with liquid manure. Turn several times during the year, to ensure thorough rotting of the materials. T. Greiner.
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		+	}}
	:''For the process of producing compost see [[composting]]''		:''For the process of producing compost see [[composting]]''
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 {{Inc|
 Compost. Mixed and rotted vegetable matter, particularly manure and litter, used as a fertilizer and amendment.
 The mixture of bulky fertilizing materials known as compost, while of little importance to the general farmer, plays an important part in garden practices. Many of the garden crops must be made in a very short time, or are of delicate feeding habits. Their food, therefore, must be easily assimilable. It is good practice to pile all coarse manures, sods, weeds, or any rubbish available for the purpose, in big flat heaps (Fig. 1043), to ferment and rot before being applied to the garden soil. If desired, chemical manures, especially superphosphate (dissolved bone or South Carolina rock) and potash (muriate or kainit), may be added to make the compost the richer. By spading or forking the heaps over a few times at reasonable intervals, a homogeneous mass is easily obtained, which can be applied in greatest liberality without fear, or more sparingly, in accordance with the needs of the particular crop. Of equal, if not still greater importance, is the compost heap which gives soil for greenhouse benches, flats, hotbeds and coldframes. This compost is principally made of sods shaved off a rich pasture or meadow and piled in alternate layers with stable manure, more of the latter being used for forcing succulent crops, and less in growing plants which should be short and stocky, like cabbage or tomato plants. Garden litter may be added to the pile, as leaves and trimmings. All compost heaps, during dry weather, need frequent and thorough moistening with water, or, better, with liquid manure. Turn several times during the year, to ensure thorough rotting of the materials. T. Greiner.
+{{SCH}}
 }}
 ==Compost ingredients==
-Given enough time, all [[biodegradable]] material will compost. However, not all compost feedstocks are appropriate for backyard composting. Most backyard systems will not reach high enough temperatures to kill pathogens or deter vermin, so pet droppings, non-vegetarian animal manure, scraps of meat, and dairy products are best left to operators of high-rate, thermophylic composting systems.
 ==British composting standard==
-The British [[Composting Association]]<ref>[http://www.compost.org.uk/ Composting Association] British Composting Association</ref> worked to establish an industry standard for the composts, the [[BSI PAS 100]] certified by the [[British Standards Institute]]. The specification covers the entire process; from raw materials and production methods, through quality control and lab testing ensuring certified composts are quality assured traceable safe and reliable.<ref>[http://www.wrap.org.uk/downloads/Introduction_to_BSI_PAS_100-20052.1d935094.pdf Introduction to PAS 100] Waste Resource Action Programme & Composting Association Document</ref>
+The British [[Composting Association]]<ref>[http://www.compost.org.uk/ Composting Association] British Composting Association</ref> has published an industry standard for compost.
 == See also ==
 *[[Composting]]
 *[[List of composting systems]]
 ==References==
 <references/>
 [[Category:Composting]]