[USCC] What is Anaerobic Composting

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No! No! No! 



By definition composting is an aerobic process. Decomposition can occur under anaerobic conditions but that is not composting. 



Eliot 

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Diver" <steved at ipa.net> 
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Sent: Monday, March 9, 2009 1:46:29 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [USCC] What is Anaerobic Composting 

Some of the EM Bokashi Composting and Bocashi Composting 
(sans EM) piles are covered and allowed to ferment under 
anaerobic conditions, but these are geared to fermentative 
anaerobic not putrefactive anaerobic.  They might 
fit the description of anaerobic compost. 

It results in a good quality organic soil amendment. 

This is totally unrelated to anaerobic digestion 
or digestate.  The is also unrelated to EM Bokashi 
food scrap buckets. 

In most situations, these methods will be used 
by farmers rather than compost facilities.   

Steve Diver 
Texas 



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