Status of Composting in Bangladesh

References

Opportunities

1) Rate of waste generation per day is very high

2) Most of the household wastes are organic, and those are biodegradable

3) A positive attitude from the Government

4) Good source of organic fertilizers

5) Improves soil health and sustainable agriculture

Kabir (2015)

Alamgir and Ahsan (2007); Sujauddin et al. (2008); Aminul (2005)

Afroz et al. (2009)

Svensson, Odlare, and Pell (2004)

Hargreaves et al. (2008)

Challenges

1) Poor waste segregation in source

2) Quality compost preparation with minimum contaminants

3) Lack of knowledge on the benefits of using compost

4) Weak regulatory enforcement systems

5) The negative attitude of community people

Matter, Dietschi, and Zurbrugg (2013)

Gabhane et al. (2012) ; Martínez-Blanco et al. (2013)

Guerrero et al. (2013)

Dhokhikah and Trihadiningrum (2012)

Yousuf (2005)