Compost

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Compost
Les Composts du Québec inc. has a mission: to become the leader in composting of farming, industrial and urban organic wastes, as well as in the fabrication of specialised compost-based growing mixes. Through its activities and its expertise, the company brings an essential environmental contribution to sustainable development.
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What is compost?    by Wikepedia.org

Compost is the decomposed remnants of organic materials (those with plant and animal origins). Compost is used in gardening and agriculture, mixed in with the soil. It improves soil structure, increases the amount of organic matter, and provides nutrients. Biodegradation is the means by which organic matter is recycled in its environment.

Compost is a common name for humus, which is the result of the decomposition of organic matter. Decomposition is performed primarily by microbes, although larger creatures such as nematode and oligochaete worms (see vermicomposting), and ants, contribute to the process. Decomposition occurs naturally in all but the most hostile environments, such as buried in landfills or in extremely arid deserts, which prevent the microbes and other decomposers from thriving.

Composting is the controlled decomposition of organic matter. Rather than allowing nature to take its slow course, a composter provides an optimal environment in which decomposers can thrive. To encourage the most active microbes, the compost pile needs the proper mix of the following ingredients:

* Carbon
* Nitrogen
* Oxygen (air)
* Water

Decomposition happens even in the absence of some of these ingredients, but not nearly as quickly and not nearly as pleasantly (for example, the plastic bag of vegetables in your refrigerator is decomposed by microbes, but the absence of air encourages the growth of anaerobic microbes that produce disagreeable odors).

read more about compost here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compost

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