Quality of Municipal Solid Waste Compost from Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT)

• Published in: Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 898; pp. 64 - 70
• Main Authors: Misnen, Misnen, Lestianingrum, Erna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Zurich Trans Tech Publications Ltd 01.05.2020
• Subjects: Agricultural wastes; Alternative fuels; Biological activity; Composting; Fertilizers; Municipal waste management; Nutrition; Phosphorus pentoxide; Production costs; Solid waste management; Waste management; Municipal Solid Waste; Compost; Mechanical Biological Treatment
• ISBN: 9783035710373; 3035710376
• ISSN: 1660-9336; 1662-7482; 1662-7482
• DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.898.64

Fertilization for agriculture and plantation nutrition still dominated by chemical fertilizers. Organic fertilizers utilization for soils is believed has not had the same quality as existing fertilizer standards. On the other hand, increasing waste problems has become environmental issues that have not been properly resolved. MSW process by using MBT Method is able to change the waste management system and produce RDF Fluff products as alternative fuels and compost fertilizers. Research have showed that the quality of organic fertilizer from the Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) process met the SNI 19-7030-2004 parameters with the total N = 1.38%, P2O5 = 0.66% and K2O = 2.34%. Production cost of making organic fertilizer is lower than NPK and the amount used for ground application is higher than NPK. Market confidence began gradually improving due to consumer increasing demand.