Design and trial of a comprehensive home composting evaluation tool

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dc.citation.issue3
dc.citation.volume14
dc.contributor.authorMensah S
dc.contributor.authorHannon J
dc.contributor.authorHytten KF
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-09T03:08:25Z
dc.date.available2025-07-09T03:08:25Z
dc.date.issued2025-06-01
dc.description.abstractPurpose: In this study, a comprehensive home composting evaluation tool (HCET) was designed and trialled to support the analysis of empirical and quality assurance parameters of home composting systems. Method: The proposed HCET was developed based on a review of relevant scientific literature, a range of ‘how to’/‘good practice’ guidelines for home composting, and guiding principles from the New Zealand Compost Standard. It was then trialled within a research project examining home composting practices in Palmerston North, Aotearoa New Zealand. Results: This research showed that whilst home composting is widely undertaken in Palmerston North and diverts a significant amount of organic waste from landfill, home composters often encounter technical challenges and have variable results. Critical reflection on the practical experience of trialling the draft HCET in the context of the broader findings from the research project enabled the HCET to be refined and finalised. Conclusion: A growing body of literature demonstrates that home composting is a popular and cost-effective opportunity to divert municipal organic waste from landfill, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance local soils and home gardening. As such, effective and systematic evaluation of the various home composting technologies, practices and outputs is a critical opportunity to accelerate the development of a more sustainable, low emission circular bioeconomy. The proposed HCET provides a quick, accurate and effective way to undertake data collection and system analysis, which will support future research further developing and optimising home composting technologies and practices.
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dc.identifier.citationMensah S, Hannon J, Hytten KF. (2025). Design and trial of a comprehensive home composting evaluation tool. International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture. 14. 3.
dc.identifier.doi10.57647/ijrowa-jpxz-kf14
dc.identifier.eissn2251-7715
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn2195-3228
dc.identifier.number142527
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/73169
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherOICCC Press, Witney, United Kingdom
dc.publisher.urihttps://oiccpress.com/ijrowa/article/view/8627
dc.relation.isPartOfInternational Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture
dc.rights(c) 2025 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectComposting
dc.subjectHome composting
dc.subjectOrganic waste
dc.subjectRecycling
dc.subjectCircular bioeconomy
dc.titleDesign and trial of a comprehensive home composting evaluation tool
dc.typeJournal article
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